l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1202

Poverty; create "Mississippi Higher Education Service Corps Act of 2009."

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPS ACT OF 2009"; TO RELIEVE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR TUTORING AND MENTORING SERVICES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN AREAS OF HIGH POVERTY BY ALLOWING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF SUCH SERVICES ARE RENDERED, THEN COLLEGE STUDENTS MAY BE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS OR REPAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS FOR AGREEING TO PROVIDE SUCH TUTORING AND MENTORING SERVICES; TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO JOINTLY PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF TUTORING AND MENTORING SERVICES BY COLLEGE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN HIGH POVERTY AREAS; TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MISSISSIPPI HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE CORPS FUND" FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

James Evans, Omeria Scott

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Select Committee on PovertyJan 19 to Jan 278 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Select Committee on Poverty in the House
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 10Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Select Committee on PovertyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate