l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 380

Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for veterans of Global War on Terrorism.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM; TO ESTABLISH TUITION WAIVER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE APPLICATIONS FOR A WAIVER TO INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION CONCERNING THE VETERAN'S SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT TUITION MAY BE WAIVED FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STUDENTS; TO PROHIBIT A VETERAN'S RECEIPT OF TUITION WAIVERS FROM NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE VETERAN'S ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER BENEFITS BASED ON MILITARY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL BE THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY OF THE TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM; TO CREATE A FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO FUND THE TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES MAY NOT BE REDUCED IN PROPORTION TO APPROPRIATIONS TO THE TUITION WAIVER FUND; 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

Its course

January 9 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 days

Universities and CollegesJan 9 to Jan 2819 days

AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 3 · stopped6 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 9 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 9Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 28Reported from UC to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: UC To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives