l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2547

Scholarship eligibility requirements; increase minimum ACT scores for MTAG, HELP and MESG.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT WHO POSSESSES A 3.5 GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR BETTER SHALL BE ADMITTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI ACCELERATED NURSING PROGRAM REGARDLESS OF THE APPLICANT'S SCORE ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST; TO PROVIDE A DATE OF REPEAL TO THE SECTION THEREON; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 17 ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 30 ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI EMINENT SCHOLARS GRANT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 20 FROM A SINGLE TEST ADMINISTRATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE PLAN GRANT PROGRAM; TO CREATE A NEW 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 Senate

Its course

January 18 to March 2, 2021, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 1023 days

Universities and CollegesJan 18 to Jan 2810 days

AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 25 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 22 to Mar 2 · stopped8 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 28Reported as a committee substitute from UC to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Feb 22Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDPCS: UC To APSenate
  3. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 22Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives