l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 754

Interstate compact; authorize State of Mississippi to enter into the Southeastern Community College Compact with other states to waive nonresident tuition fees.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMPACT COMMISSION; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO ENTER INTO THE COMPACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GREATER POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES AT THE COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL IN THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION; TO AUTHORIZE COMPACTING STATES TO WAIVE THE OUT-OF-STATE TUITION FEES FOR STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN ANOTHER STATE WHICH IS A PARTY TO THIS COMPACT, FOR ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGES WITHIN THE COMPACTING STATES; TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMPACT COMMISSION, PROVIDES FOR ITS COMPOSITION AND ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; 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

February 10 to March 3, 2020, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Interstate CooperationFeb 10 to Feb 199 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped13 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 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Referred to the House committees on Interstate Cooperation and on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 19Reported as a committee substitute from IC to UC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10Referred To Interstate Cooperation;Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19DR - TSDPCS: IC To UCHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives