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 1621
CTE; remove stipulation that only certain programs leading to industry certification are considered for the statewide accountability system and diploma endorsements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-153-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT LEAD TO QUALIFYING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS; TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SUCH GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPLANT FUNDS FOR THE BASIC OPERATION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; 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 22 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 action9 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Feb 1120 days
EducationJan 22 to Jan 297 days
Workforce DevelopmentJan 29 to Feb 35 days
EducationFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days
EducationFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 11
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 22 – Feb 11
- Jan 22Referred to the House committees on Education and on Workforce Development
- Jan 29Reported from ED to WD in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported from WD to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 4
- Feb 13Sent to the Senate
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 22Referred To Education;Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29DR - TSDP: ED To WDHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDP: WD To EDHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate