An Act relative to college tuition and admissions

This bill requires Massachusetts public colleges and universities to prioritize two specific groups of students in admissions, scholarships, and grants. It directs institutions to give priority to students whose biological parents are deceased or had parental rights terminated due to abuse/neglect, and to students legally adopted by blood relatives (within third-degree family relations) or assigned a permanent court-appointed guardian. The policy applies to all public higher education institutions in Massachusetts as defined by law. This is a concrete change to admission criteria, not a funding measure or procedural rule.