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NEPCSA
Massachusetts Day on the Hill
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
NEPCSA members traveled to Boston for the annual Day on the Hill legislative visits.  The June 12th event began with a legislative briefing and lunch at Pearson Learning. Afterwards members met with legislators at the State House.

This event is always a great opportunity to speak with legislators and their staff about how our graduates are fulfilling skilled job requirements, and helping to improve the economy in their districts.

Members focused their discussions on legislation that would establish a Student Tuition Recovery Fund.  NEPCSA is opposed to S164 and H3807 for the following reasons:

  • Pre-paid student tuition is already protected, as private career schools are required to purchase a surety bond that can be used to protect unearned tuition.
  • Once the Fund reaches $5,000,000, an assessment may not be made. The problem with this provision is that the attorney general can decide that schools must pay additional amounts into the Fund even after it reaches $5,000,000. 
  • There is no guarantee that the Legislature will not raid the Fund and move the money collected from private career schools into the General Fund.
  • Most schools allow students to make periodic payments. In addition, the majority of schools also accept financial aid, state aid, or employer reimbursement.  Schools quite often have to wait for these funds and frequently receive the money only after the student has graduated​
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The Porter and Chester Team had representatives from the Canton, Worcester and Chicopee campuses. From left, David Sullivan, Henry Przybylowicz, Jim Bologa, Glenn Hartland, Ron Pelkey, Jon Dyer and Kenneth Daoust.
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