l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 508

Nursing schools and programs; make eligible for funding to increase faculty if enrollment increases proportionately.

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 PROVIDE THAT ANY NURSING SCHOOL OR DEGREE PROGRAM AT A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING OR A PUBLIC COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE IN MISSISSIPPI THAT HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 100% DURING THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR IS ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING TO HIRE UP TO FOUR ADDITIONAL FACULTY MEMBERS FOR THE NURSING SCHOOL OR PROGRAM BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING, A NURSING SCHOOL OR PROGRAM MUST INCREASE ITS ENROLLMENT PROPORTIONATELY FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FACULTY MEMBER HIRED WITH THE FUNDING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-4-3, 37-115-51 AND 37-129-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FUND MAY BE EXPENDED TO INCLUDE FUNDING TO NURSING SCHOOLS AND DEGREE PROGRAMS AT STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND AT PUBLIC COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES TO HIRE ADDITIONAL FACULTY MEMBERS FOR THE NURSING SCHOOL OR PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; 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 8 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 8 to Jan 30 · stopped22 days

Universities and CollegesJan 8 to Jan 30 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 8 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 8Referred 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 8Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives