Massachusetts S822 instructs the Board of Higher Education to engage with correctional facilities to assist incarcerated and recently released.

Massachusetts S822 directs the Board of Higher Education to collaborate with county jails, houses of correction, and state prisons to facilitate the enrollment of incarcerated and recently released individuals in public institutions of higher education. Financial aid staff are required to provide specific counsel and assistance to these individuals, including compiling a record of eligible individuals twice a year. The bill also mandates that county sheriffs and the Commissioner of Correction cooperate in providing GED credit status and ensuring eligibility for enrollment.

Massachusetts S822 instructs the Board of Higher Education to engage with correctional facilities to assist incarcerated and recently released.

Massachusetts S822 directs the Board of Higher Education to collaborate with county jails, houses of correction, and state prisons to facilitate the enrollment of incarcerated and recently released individuals in public institutions of higher education. Financial aid staff are required to provide specific counsel and assistance to these individuals, including compiling a record of eligible individuals twice a year. The bill also mandates that county sheriffs and the Commissioner of Correction cooperate in providing GED credit status and ensuring eligibility for enrollment.