Senate Bill 2827

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "DELTA INCENTIVES FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT"; TO DESIGNATE THE COUNTIES LYING WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 AS THE "WEST MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY ZONE" FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO NEW BUSINESSES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN WEST MISSISSIPPI; TO PLACE THE WEST MISSISSIPPI ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY ZONE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND FUNDS TO PROVIDE LOANS, GRANTS AND TAX INCENTIVES TO STARTUP BUSINESSES WITH 10 OR MORE EMPLOYEES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-159-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY NEW TEACHER WHO AGREES TO EMPLOYMENT AS A LICENSED TEACHER IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE STATE WHERE THERE EXISTS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS, FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A REASONABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND A $2,000.00 SIGNING BONUS; TO EXTEND THE REPEAL DATE ON THE SECTION TO JULY 1, 2024; TO AMEND SECTION 37-153-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF COAHOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND COPIAH-LINCOLN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A WORKFORCE TRAINING INITIATIVE AT EACH COLLEGE; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO ASSIST JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY, ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY AND DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Sarita Simmons

  Sponsor

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In the Senate Feb 17 – Mar 3

1. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Economic and Workforce Development and on Finance
2. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate