l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1013

Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP 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

2 co-sponsors

Zakiya Summers, Otis Anthony

Its course

February 7 to April 2, 2024, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 729 days

Workforce DevelopmentFeb 7 to Feb 2922 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 2 · stopped26 days

Economic and Workforce DevelopmentMar 19 to Apr 113 days

AppropriationsApr 1 to Apr 2 · stopped1 day

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 7 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 7Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 7Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 8 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committees on Economic and Workforce Development and on Appropriations
  3. Apr 1Reported as amended from EC to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 7Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 19Referred To Economic and Workforce Development;AppropriationsSenate
  6. Apr 1DR - TSDPAA: EC To APSenate
  7. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate