Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2431
M.T.A.G. and Eminent Scholars Grant programs; increase tuition assistance under.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-106-29 AND 37-106-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE TUITION AMOUNTS AVAILABLE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT (M.T.A.G.) PROGRAM AND THE MISSISSIPPI EMINENT SCHOLARS GRANT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT QUALIFIED STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM A MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY/JUNIOR COLLEGE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT EQUAL TO 100% OF THE COST OF TUITION AND FEES FOR THE STUDENT'S JUNIOR YEAR AT A MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY OR PRIVATE COLLEGE; TO CLARIFY THAT STUDENTS COMPLETING ACCREDITED HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT OR A MISSISSIPPI EMINENT SCHOLARS GRANT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 16 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 SenateFeb 16 to Mar 6 · stopped19 days
Universities and CollegesFeb 16 to Mar 6 · stopped19 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 Senate Feb 16 – Mar 6
- Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 16Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate