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2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2772

MS Eminent Scholars Grant; revise eligibility requirements and limit awards to cost of attendance.

Sent to the Governor on February 27, 2014, and did not become law. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI EMINENT SCHOLARS GRANT PROGRAM FOR FIRST-TIME AND RENEWAL APPLICANTS; TO LIMIT FINANCIAL AID AWARDS TO THE COST OF ATTENDANCE; TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WHO EARN POSTSECONDARY CREDITS AT AN OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO REQUIRE THOSE STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN A 3.5 GPA ON ALL CREDIT HOURS EARNED AT THE OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO REQUIRE THOSE STUDENTS TO EARN NO MORE THAN 30 CREDIT HOURS AT THE OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTION TO MAINTAIN THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM; 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 20 to March 27, 2014, 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 action10 actions on 9 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

Universities and CollegesJan 20 to Jan 299 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Feb 2716 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 15 to Feb 194 days

With the GovernorFeb 27 to Mar 27 · stopped28 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 27

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 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Universities and Colleges
  3. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Feb 27Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Feb 28 – Mar 27

  1. Feb 28Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 27Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11PassedSenate
  4. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 15Referred To Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 27AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 27Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 28Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 27Died On CalendarSenate