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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 718 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 824 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Paul R. Feeney |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 718 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 824 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 824) of Paul R. Feeney for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program. Higher Education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 830 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act to establish a Master of Library Science assistance program. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 19 of Chapter 15A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Official Edition, is amended by adding the following paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 The board of higher education, subject to appropriation, shall establish a public librarian |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4incentive program, for the purpose of providing grants to public librarians presently working in a |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5public library in the Commonwealth, who are planning to attend, or attending, an institution of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6higher education within the Commonwealth, or partner institutions under New England Board of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7Higher Education's Regional Student Program, to earn a Master of Library Science degree. Said |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8board of higher education shall establish rules and regulations for the program, including the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9levels of academic, leadership, extracurricular, and other achievement needed to qualify for the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10grants. Based upon such rules and regulations, the board of higher education shall award a grant 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11equal to full tuition to public librarians who apply from each public library and who qualify for |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12the Master of Library Science assistance program. |
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