l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1590

Mississippi Delta Development Center; create to continue mission of Special Task Force for Revitalization of the Delta.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Select Committee on Poverty Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA DEVELOPMENT CENTER ("MDDC") TO CONTINUE THE MISSION OF THE SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR REVITALIZATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO AUTOMATICALLY REPEAL ON JULY 1, 2009; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CENTER SHALL BE A COLLABORATIVE UNDERTAKING OF ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY, DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO REQUIRE THE CENTER TO BE HOUSED ON A CENTRALLY LOCATED CAMPUS OF ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES OR COLLEGES; TO STATE THE PURPOSES OF THE CENTER; TO DEFINE THE DELTA REGION FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR THE CENTER; TO SPECIFY THAT EMPLOYEES OF THE CENTER WILL BE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT HOUSES THE CENTER; TO AUTHORIZE THE CENTER TO RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO COOPERATE WITH THE CENTER IN ACHIEVING THE PURPOSES OF 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

1 co-sponsor

Omeria Scott

Its course

January 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Select Committee on PovertyJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Select Committee on Poverty in the House
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Select Committee on PovertyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives