Policy Update from Crittenton Women’s Union

 

Governor Patrick’s bill, An Act Relative to Oversight of Private Occupational Schools (H3625), was passed by the house last week. The bill now moves on to the senate and we need your help to ensure its passage.  Click here for more info on the bill.

 

To help ensure that An Act Relative to Oversight of Private Occupational Schools (H3625) gets passed and signed before the end of the legislative session, please contact your Massachusetts state senator and ask them to urge the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and Senate President Murray to make H3625 a priority this session and report the bill out favorably. It will establish clear lines of authority over proprietary schools and create a more effective system to protect consumers. We thank you for all of your help with this. We know our advocacy has impacted the movement of this bill.

 

We also wanted to update you on a few other efforts of the Workers’ Pathways Coalition. The Coalition is currently focused on trying to get $1.5M in Educational Rewards Grant program funding in the FY13 budget.  Click here for more information on the Ed Rewards Grant.  If you are having meetings with HWM or SWM members please include this ask if you can.