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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1167

MS Higher Education Grant Program for single mothers; establish to provide financial assistance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MOTHERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO AID IN OFFSETTING THE COST OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS TO $1,500.00; TO PRESCRIBE THE GUIDELINES TO BE ADHERED TO BY GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY; TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR THE WILLFUL AND WANTON FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A GRANT UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE ALL TANF STATE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO STATE-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS TO BE EXPENDED SOLELY FOR THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MOTHERS; 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

2 co-sponsors

Orlando Paden, Christopher M. Bell

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Education and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives