| Account | Description | FY 2016 Spending  | 
FY 2017 House 2  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 7070-0065 | Massachusetts State Scholarship Program                                          For a scholarship program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts students enrolled in and pursuing a program of higher education in any approved public or independent college, university, school of nursing, or any other approved institution furnishing a program of higher education; provided, that the commissioner of higher education, in coordination with the Massachusetts state scholarship office, shall adopt regulations governing the eligibility and the awarding of financial assistance  | 
95,520,041 | 96,020,042 |