l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1556

Mississippi Career and Technical Education Employability (MissCATEE) Program; establish to provide tuition-free community college.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION EMPLOYABILITY (MISSCATEE) PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL BE DIRECTED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TUITION-FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATTENDANCE FOR ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) AND TRAINING LEADING TO ASSOCIATE DEGREE CREDENTIALS OR INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS IN HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND INDUSTRIES WITH DOCUMENTED WORKFORCE SHORTAGES PRIORITIZED BY THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (ACCELERATE MS) SHALL SERVE AS FISCAL AGENT IN ADMINISTERING THE FUNDS; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY AND TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECEIPT OF PROGRAM FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT SHALL COMMIT TO SERVING IN THE INDUSTRY SECTOR FOR WHICH HIS DEGREE CREDENTIAL OR INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION WAS GRANTED FOR SUCH A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE STATE AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; TO PROVIDE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOUPING OF FUNDS BY THE OFFICER OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FROM ANY RECIPIENT WHO FAILS TO ADHERE TO HIS OR HER AGREEMENT REGARDING COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM OR WORK AND RESIDENCY COMMITMENT; 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

Dana McLean, Otis Anthony

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.

Every action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1021 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 4 · stopped22 days

Universities and CollegesFeb 14 to Mar 317 days

AppropriationsMar 3 to Mar 4 · stopped1 day

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from UC to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: UC To APSenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate