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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2253 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1278
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Josh S. Cutler
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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 assisting with higher education recordkeeping responsibilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/19/2023Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/19/2023Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol2/9/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2253 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1278
By Representatives Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose and Cutler of Pembroke, a petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1278) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Josh S. Cutler and Carole
A. Fiola relative to higher education recordkeeping responsibilities. 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 assisting with higher education recordkeeping responsibilities.
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. Section 31A of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “exist”, in line 57, the following
3words:-, provided that the board may approve an institution’s proposal to rely on blockchain or
4distributed ledger technology to maintain said records.