Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1434
Aeronautics, Geospatial, Engineering, Nursing and Technical Skills (AGENTS) of Excellence Program Act; create to improve academic and workforce outcomes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "INSTITUTIONAL AERONAUTICS, GEOSPATIAL, ENGINEERING, NURSING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS (AGENTS) OF EXCELLENCE PROPOSAL ACT"; TO REQUIRE ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY, DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR HIGH-DEMAND DISCIPLINES THAT ENHANCE ACADEMIC PREPAREDNESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER READINESS; TO REQUIRE THAT EACH UNIVERSITY'S PROPOSAL SHALL BE BASED ON ITS PARTICULAR INTERESTS AND STRENGTHS AROUND CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM OFFERINGS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE PROPOSAL INCLUDE CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO REQUIRE THAT THE PROPOSAL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROPOSAL PROCESS; 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
January 20 to March 4, 2025, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 13
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 Jan 20 – Feb 10
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 10Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 4
- Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Roberson and McCarty)
- Feb 13Reconsidered in the House
- Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
- Feb 18Sent to the Senate
- Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Roberson, McCarty)House of Representatives
- Feb 13ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 18Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 18Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate