Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 973
Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYEE RETENTION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR NEW MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYEES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS SEEKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM; TO SET A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ACT, INCLUDING SETTING A FISCAL YEAR POLICY FOR THE PROGRAM AND APPLICATION DATES AND DEADLINES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "GROSS INCOME" UNDER THE STATE INCOME TAX LAW TO EXCLUDE LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYEE RETENTION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 6 to March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 5 · stopped28 days
Ways and MeansFeb 6 to Mar 5 · stopped28 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 House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 5
- Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 6Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives