Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 254
Nursing education; require community colleges to offer online program for LPNs to obtain associate degree in.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT AN ONLINE PROGRAM OF NURSING EDUCATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE STATE TO ALLOW LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES TO RECEIVE THE REQUIRED ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC TRAINING TO OBTAIN AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO EXPEND MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND TO DEFRAY THE COST OF ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ONLINE PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN THE ONLINE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS 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.
Its course
February 13 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 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
AppropriationsFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 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 13 – Mar 6
- Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Appropriations and on Universities and Colleges
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 13Referred To Appropriations;Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives