l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 541

Scholarship; create program for law students who agree to work as attorney for Mississippi Legal Services.

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 ESTABLISH A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI OR MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE WHO AGREE TO WORK AS ATTORNEYS FOR A MISSISSIPPI BRANCH OF THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION AFTER GRADUATION FROM LAW SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THE PROGRAM, AFTER GRADUATION FROM LAW SCHOOL, MUST RENDER SERVICE AS AN ATTORNEY FOR A MISSISSIPPI BRANCH OF THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THE PROGRAM WHO FAILS TO COMPLETE LAW SCHOOL OR FAILS TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE OBLIGATION AS AN ATTORNEY FOR THE DEPARTMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS, SHALL BECOME LIABLE IMMEDIATELY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE SUM OF ALL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS RECEIVED, PLUS INTEREST; 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 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

Universities and CollegesFeb 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

  1. Feb 13Referred 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 13Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives