l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 1276

Universities and community/junior colleges; waive tuition for children, spouses, widows and widowers of certain deceased and disabled veterans.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF TUITION, REQUIRED FEES AND BOOK COSTS AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR THE CHILDREN OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS AND DISABLED VETERANS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PARTIAL WAIVER OF TUITION, REQUIRED FEES AND BOOK COSTS AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR THE CHILDREN, SPOUSES AND UNREMARRIED WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS AND DISABLED VETERANS; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICATIONS FOR WAIVERS MUST INCLUDE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION; TO PROVIDE THAT TUITION MAY BE WAIVED FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STUDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL BE THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY OF THE TUITION WAIVER PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-103-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF 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

1 co-sponsor

Otis Anthony

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Universities and CollegesJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives