Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2730
Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program; increase eligibility and revise provisions related thereto.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-109-5, 37-109-7 AND 37-109-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DUAL ENROLLMENT/DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE PRIVATE SCHOOL AND HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS MAY NOT CHARGE MORE THAN A RATE OF 40% OF THE AVERAGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CREDIT HOUR TUITION FOR THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR; TO AUTHORIZE TENTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO TAKE COURSES UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE STUDENTS TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING FOR UP TO 12 CREDIT HOURS; TO DELETE CERTAIN OBSOLETE PROVISIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDS FROM THE PROGRAM SHALL BE USED TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOOKS, COURSE MATERIALS, TOOLS, SUPPLIES, LAB FEES, TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND OTHER APPLICABLE COURSE FEES; TO REQUIRE FUNDING FOR THESE COSTS TO TRANSFER FROM THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO THE PROVIDING INSTITUTION, AS REQUESTED BY THE INSTITUTION; TO DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATED TO CREDIT WEIGHTING MODELS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-15-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 19 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 SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Universities and CollegesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate