l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1484

Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a public community or junior college.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO WAIVE THE COST OF TUITION AT ANY PUBLIC COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR CERTAIN FOSTER OR ADOPTED CHILDREN OR WARDS OF THE STATE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, UPON THE REQUEST OF A COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE, TO CONFIRM THE ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE STUDENTS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WAIVER PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF NEED AND ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS; TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES TO MAKE REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM; 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

February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives