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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1970 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1271
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to establishing institutional public private partnerships.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1970 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1271
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1271) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for an investigation by a special task force (including members
of the General Court) relative to the economic and educational impacts of establishing public
private partnerships between higher educational institutions and private corporations. Higher
Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to establishing institutional public private partnerships.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. There shall be a special task force to review and report on the economic and
2educational impact of establishing public private partnerships between state educational
3institutions and private corporations. The task force shall consist of 15 members: the house and
4senate chairs of the joint committees on economic development and emerging technologies and
5higher education, or their designees, who shall serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member
6of the general court appointed by the senate minority leader; a member of the general court
7appointed by the house minority leader; the executive director of the Massachusetts Workforce
8Development Board, or a designee; the executive of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, or a
9designee; the executive director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, or a designee;
10and 5 persons to be appointed by the secretary of labor and workforce development, 1 of whom
11shall be an employee of the commonwealth in the office of the secretary of labor and workforce 2 of 2
12development, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, 2 of
13whom shall be selected from a list of 5 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Business
14Roundtable, and 2 of whom shall be selected from a list of 5 persons nominated by the
15chancellor of the university of Massachusetts.
16 This task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and
17administrative directives pertaining to public private partnerships; (ii) identify the key labor
18sectors that would best benefit from grants and fellowships within the commonwealth; (iii)
19require the department of labor and workforce development to submit reports to the legislature it
20obtains from industries relating to their employment trends and future needs; and (iv) develop
21recommendations to establish legislative procedures to provide funding and regulate public
22private partnerships to eligible institutions and corporations.
23 The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the
24clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.