Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 955
Speech-languange pathology; authorize IHL to repay loans for degrees in if recipient works in public school.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH APPLICANTS FOR THE REPAYMENT OF LOANS RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM THAT WERE USED TO ACQUIRE A MASTER'S OR DOCTOR'S LEVEL EDUCATION IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, PROVIDING FOR REPAYMENT OF THOSE LOANS BY THE BOARD IF THE APPLICANT WORKS AS A MASTER'S OR DOCTOR'S LEVEL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST IN AN ACCREDITED PUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS WILL BE MADE UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS FOR REPAYMENT OF A LOAN FROM THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM BY ENTRY INTO SERVICE EMPLOYMENT, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAYMENT FOR EACH YEAR OF SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE DISCHARGED FOR ONE YEAR OF SERVICE IF THE LOAN HAD BEEN MADE UNDER THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS FORGIVABLE LOAN 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Universities and CollegesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Universities and Colleges
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives