l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 579

Community colleges; waive tuition for residents of state and allow colleges to develop out-of-state waiver policy.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-103-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES WHO ARE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE STATE, OR FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE MINORS, WHOSE FATHER, MOTHER, COURT-APPOINTED GENERAL GUARDIAN OR COURT-APPOINTED CUSTODIAL PARENT IS A LEGAL RESIDENT AND TAXPAYER OF THE STATE, SHALL NOT BE CHARGED BASIC TUITION FOR ATTENDING THE COLLEGE AS LONG AS THE STUDENT MAINTAINS AT LEAST A "C" AVERAGE IN HIS OR HER COURSEWORK AND FULL-TIME STATUS; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR JUNIOR COLLEGE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY FOR WAIVING OUT-OF-STATE TUITION FOR THE COLLEGE WHEN THE POLICY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE COLLEGE; 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

6 co-sponsors

Donnie Bell, D. Stephen Holland, William Tracy Arnold, Lester Carpenter, Reecy L. Dickson, Gregory Holloway, Sr.

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Universities and CollegesJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives