l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 304

Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO WAIVE THE COST OF TUITION AT ANY STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR CERTAIN FOSTER OR ADOPTED CHILDREN OR WARDS OF THE STATE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, UPON THE REQUEST OF A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO CONFIRM THE ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE STUDENTS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WAIVER PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF NEED AND ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS; TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO MAKE REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 2 to January 30, 2018, 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 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days

Universities and CollegesJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 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 2 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 2Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 2Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives