Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 628
MTAG; revise and rename as the MS Resident Tuition Assistance and Workforce Acceleration Grant Program to expand access to certain student populations.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE AND RENAME THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT AS THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE ACCELERATION GRANT (MTAWAG); TO PRESCRIBE THE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY; TO REMOVE THE EXCLUSION WHICH PROHIBITS RECIPIENTS OF PELL GRANT FUNDS FROM RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THE MTAWAG; TO MAKE MTAWAG FUNDS AVAILABLE TO FULL- AND PART-TIME STUDENTS TO INCLUDE WORKING ADULT LEARNINGS AS ELIGIBLE FOR RECEIPT OF FUNDS TO THE ACQUISITION OF A BACCALAUREATE OR ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR CERTIFIED CREDENTIAL; TO ELIMINATE THE INITIAL ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AND DESIRE TO RETURN TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL LEARNING TO EARN A DEGREE OR CREDENTIAL; 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 15 to February 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days
Universities and CollegesJan 15 to Jan 227 days
Appropriations AJan 22 to Feb 4 · stopped13 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 House of Representatives Jan 15 – Feb 4
- Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations A
- Jan 22Reported from UC to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 22DR - TSDP: UC To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives