Committees · 2016 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session.
Bills sent29
1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out17%
5 of 29; 24 stopped in committee
Time in committeetoo few to say
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202638 bills
reported 37% · typically 9 days, most 9–12 · 0 amendments · 26 members
202548 bills
reported 33% · typically 10 days, most 7–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202445 bills
reported 47% · typically 9 days, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202333 bills
reported 42% · typically 9 days, most 0–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202233 bills
reported 33% · typically 13 days, most 9–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202136 bills
reported 39% · typically 9 days, most 0–20 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202042 bills
reported 50% · typically 15 days, most 6–22 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201939 bills
reported 10% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201846 bills
reported 30% · typically 2 days, most 0–7 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201727 bills
reported 11% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201629 bills
reported 17% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
201540 bills
reported 40% · typically 1 day, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201451 bills
reported 55% · typically 4 days, most 0–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201343 bills
reported 26% · typically 9 days, most 7–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201235 bills
reported 34% · typically 2 days, most 0–5 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201142 bills
reported 48% · typically 9 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
201042 bills
reported 31% · typically 8 days, most 2–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200935 bills
reported 31% · typically 9 days, most 8–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
200827 bills
reported 33% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session, newest first.
29 bills
Senate Bill 2618 · Out-of-state tuition waiver for veterans; shall not be given to certain nonresident students at professional schools or colleges.
Sent March 29, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 2126 · Education Achievement Council; expand membership by adding MAICU Executive Director and MAP President.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2618 · Out-of-state tuition waiver for veterans; shall not be given to certain nonresident students at professional schools or colleges.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 2 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2 · Education Achievement Council; revise composition by adding two additional members.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 43 · Community Colleges; authorize to develop and implement courses for state inmates.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 169 · MS Tuition Subsidy Forgivable Loan; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 177 · Nursing education; require community colleges to offer online program for LPNs to obtain associate degree in.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 178 · Universities; require to place 33% of bowl game revenue in escrow account to distribute to graduating athletes.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 180 · Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 185 · Retirement; allow purchase of creditable service in PERS for service as junior/community college trustee.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 186 · Nursing schools and programs; make eligible for funding to increase faculty if increase enrollment proportionately.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 201 · Community and junior colleges; to clarify that mid-level funding is in discretion of the Legislature.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 214 · Engineering studies scholarship program; establish.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 216 · Dyslexia education; require instruction at collegiate level for licensure and prescribe required standards.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 245 · MS Community College Distance Learning for Single, Working Parents Scholarship Grant.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 934 · Southern Regional Education Board Regional Contract Forgivable Loan Program; authorize MS Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board to administer.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 955 · Speech-languange pathology; authorize IHL to repay loans for degrees in if recipient works in public school.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 956 · Community colleges; enact uniform rules for the sale or disposal of surplus property owned by a community college district.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 957 · Community colleges; allow to dispose of surplus property like a municipality, county or school board.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 976 · Universities & Colleges; limit out-of-state tuition waiver for veterans enrolled in professional degree program for certain.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
9 more
House Bill 980 · Tulane University; designate MS campuses as approved institutions for financial aid.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1002 · Community colleges; allow to create out-of-state waiver policy for certain career and technical education programs.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1047 · MS Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program; revise to add both Tulane University MS campuses to eligible institutions.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1056 · Universities; require to admit students graduating in top ten percent of graduating high school class in Mississippi.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1058 · Community Colleges mid-level funding;annual amount appropriated for next 3 years not less than $43 million.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1093 · Undocumented students; allow to attend college at in-state tuition rates subject to certain conditions.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1100 · Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of certain deceased veterans.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1104 · Delta Cancer Research Institute; establish at UMMC.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1137 · Universities and Colleges, Public; prohibit housing students off-campus more than 2 months who want campus housing.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days