l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2061

Time to degree completion of degree, reverse credit transfer for associate degree and dropped courses; IHL set policies.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate'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 RELATING TO MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF DEGREES BY STUDENTS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES REQUIRING THE FILING OF A TIME TO COMPLETION DEGREE PLAN WITH CERTAIN MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DEGREE HOURS; TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES REGARDING THE REVERSE CREDIT TRANSFER OF ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR AWARDING AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE; TO PROHIBIT A MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM ALLOWING AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TO DROP MORE THAN SIX COURSES WITHOUT INCURRING AN ACADEMIC PENALTY WHILE REMAINING ENROLLED; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ADOPT RULES UNDER WHICH A UNIVERSITY MAY PERMIT A STUDENT TO DROP MORE THAN SIX COURSES IF THE STUDENT SHOWS GOOD CAUSE; TO PROVIDE FOR REFUNDING TUITION AND FEES TO A STUDENT WHO WITHDRAWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-101-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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

Its course

January 14 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 SenateJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days

Universities and CollegesJan 14 to Feb 5 · 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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate