Expands the valedictorian tuition waiver program to include all Massachusetts valedictorians.

The bill expands the valedictorian tuition waiver program to include any resident of Massachusetts who has been designated as a valedictorian by a public or private high school within the commonwealth. The tuition and mandatory fee waivers will be provided to Massachusetts valedictorians who graduate from a Massachusetts public or private high school beginning in or after 2025. If the valedictorian does not utilize the waiver, it will not be offered to the salutatorian. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, will bear the cost of such tuition and fee waivers.

Expands the valedictorian tuition waiver program to include all Massachusetts valedictorians.

The bill expands the valedictorian tuition waiver program to include any resident of Massachusetts who has been designated as a valedictorian by a public or private high school within the commonwealth. The tuition and mandatory fee waivers will be provided to Massachusetts valedictorians who graduate from a Massachusetts public or private high school beginning in or after 2025. If the valedictorian does not utilize the waiver, it will not be offered to the salutatorian. The commonwealth, not the institutions of public higher education, will bear the cost of such tuition and fee waivers.