l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2725

University System Efficiency Task Force; create to examine the efficiency of the state public university system.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges 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 "MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY SYSTEM EFFICIENCY TASK FORCE" CREATED TO EXAMINE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN MISSISSIPPI, AS IT RELATES TO THE UNIVERSITIES' COLLECTIVE MISSION OF ENROLLING AND GRADUATING MORE DEGREED MISSISSIPPIANS AND RETAINING THEM IN THE STATE, AND ANTICIPATED NATIONWIDE CHALLENGES WITH REGARD TO DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS AND A PROJECTED OVERALL DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT; TO REQUIRE THE TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON CHANGES TO POLICY AND LAWS IN MISSISSIPPI WITH A GOAL OF INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN THE STATE; TO SET THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING PER DIEM AND VOTING; 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

2 co-sponsors

Scott DeLano, Michael McLendon

Its course

February 19 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 1222 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 19 to Mar 414 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Apr 2 · stopped21 days

Universities and CollegesMar 18 to Apr 2 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 12

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 13 – Apr 2

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Universities and Colleges
  3. Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published