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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2580

MTAG; repurpose and rename, revise provisions of HELP Grant.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 9, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE PLAN (HELP) GRANT TO PRESCRIBE AWARD MINIMUMS BASED ON CLASSIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT STATUS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRENGTHENING MISSISSIPPI'S WORKFORCE PIPELINE; TO PROVIDE MORE MISSISSIPPIANS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE EDUCATION PATHWAYS FOR IN-DEMAND CAREERS; TO RENAME THE PROGRAM AS THE "MTAG WORKS GRANT PROGRAM"; TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RECIPIENTS TO QUALIFY FOR GRANT AWARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR BONUSES FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT IN A HIGH-NEED OR HIGH-DEMAND FIELD; 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 16 to February 9, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 9 · stopped24 days

Universities and CollegesJan 16 to Jan 2610 days

AppropriationsJan 26 to Jan 315 days

Universities and CollegesJan 31 to Jan 310 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 Senate Jan 16 – Feb 9

  1. Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Reported as a committee substitute from UC to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from AP to UC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 5 actions, as published