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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1207

Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Grant Program; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL BE USED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACTING AS THE FISCAL AGENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR GRANTS TO COVER THE FULL COST OF TUITION, FEES, BOOKS AND ANY REQUIRED UNIFORMS FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AND TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF A QUALIFIED APPLICANT'S FEE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTRY PARAMEDIC COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOMOTOR EXAMINATIONS; TO PROVIDE HOW AN APPLICANT MAY QUALIFY FOR A GRANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT SHALL COMMIT TO SERVING AS A PARAMEDIC FOR THREE CONTINUOUS YEARS IN THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO MOAS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN ACCREDITED PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH DUAL-CREDIT OR DUAL-ENROLLMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH STUDENT CANNOT TAKE THE CERTIFICATION EXAM UNTIL HE OR SHE ATTAINS 18 YEARS OF AGE; 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

4 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Carolyn Crawford, De'Keither A. Stamps, Zakiya Summers

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2023, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 722 days

Universities and CollegesJan 16 to Jan 259 days

AppropriationsJan 25 to Jan 316 days

Universities and CollegesJan 31 to Jan 310 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 28 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 14 to Feb 28 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 7

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 16 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 25Reported from UC to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Reported as a committee substitute from AP to UC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25DR - TSDP: UC To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31DR - TSDPCS: AP To UCHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 14Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  10. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate