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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2718
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 37-153-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-153-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Note Major Workforce Shortages Which Impact The Quality Of Patient Care And Availability Of Health Care, To Note The Availability Of Federal Funds To Maximize The Use Of Technology To Improve Patient Care And Address Workforce Shortages, And To Note That The Legislature Intends To Provide Funding For Equipment And Training Necessary To Implement Virtual Nursing And Other Programs Necessary To Improving Patient Care And Addressing Workforce Shortages; To Amend Section 37-153-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/allied Health Grant Program To Provide Grants To Hospitals For Equipment And Training Necessary To Implement Virtual Nursing And Other Programs, To Define Terms, To Remove Certain Definitions, To Designate Scholarships For Tuition An Eligible Expense, To Clarify What Information Should Be Included On An Application For Funds, And To Remove The Stipulation That 75% Of The Funds Provided Shall Be Reserved For Community And Junior Colleges; To Amend Section 37-153-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Redefine The Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency And Fellowship Start-up Grant Program And Its Responsibilities And To Stipulate That Applicants Agreeing To Commit A Portion Of Any Funds As Supplemental Matching Funds To Offset The Total Cost Of The Approved Program Will Be Prioritized For Approval; To Repeal Section 37-153-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-153-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Office Minimize Any Expense Of Administrative Funds By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Utilizing Other Federal And State Funds; To Amend Section 37-153-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Note That Federal Grant Funds Through The American Rescue Plan Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Fund Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2719
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Fund Treasury Account, As Directed By The Mississippi Office Of Workforce Development, In Collaboration With The Mississippi Community College Board, May Be Used To Provide Training And Other Workforce Related Postsecondary Education Programs As Approved By Both The Office Of Workforce Development And The Institutions Of Higher Learning; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2720
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Create The Mississippi Act Workkeys National Career Readiness Certificate (ncrc) Scholarship Program; To Establish Community College Scholarships In Varying Amounts For High School Students Earning Platinum, Gold And Silver Workkeys Certificates; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Administer The Program; To Prescribe Initial Eligibility And Renewal Requirements; To Authorize Scholarships For Both Full-time And Part-time Students; To Prohibit Students From Receiving Combined Financial Aid In An Amount Greater Than The Total Cost Of Attendance At The Community College; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2721
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Enact The Rejecting Racism In Higher Education Act; To Establish The Legislative Findings Of The Act, Including That It Is The Intent Of The Legislature That Administrators, Faculty, And Other Employees Of Public Elementary And Secondary Education Institutions Maintain Nondiscriminatory Policies In Accordance With Title Iv And Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964; To Provide That No Officer, Agent, Administrator, Employee, Teacher, Or Contractor Of A Postsecondary Institution May Segregate, Track, Classify, Or Treat Differently Students On The Basis Of Race, Ethnicity, Color, Or National Origin Except Where Expressly Required By State Or Federal Law; To Provide That A Postsecondary Institution Shall Not Expend Any State Funds And Shall Reject Any Federal Funds Whose Receipt Requires The Institution To Promote, Support, Or Maintain Any Diversity, Equity, Or Inclusion Programs Or Campus Activities Whether Or Not Targeted Or Provided To Employees, Students, Guests, Or The Public; To Provide That Postsecondary Institutions That Are In Violation Of This Act Shall Not Be Eligible For State Funding; To Provide That In Addition To Enforcement By The Attorney General Of Mississippi, An Individual May Also Bring A Private Right Of Action Against Any Postsecondary Institution Engaged In Such Prohibited Discrimination For An Injunction, Actual Damages, And Liquidated Damages Of One Million Dollars; To Provide That Nothing In This Statute Prohibits Or Authorizes Officers, Agents, Administrators, Employees, Teachers, Or Contractors Of A Postsecondary Institution Or Students From Discussing Public Policy Issues Of The Day Or Ideas That Individuals May Find Unwelcome, Disagreeable Or Offensive; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2722
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Enact The Safe Dormitories Act; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2723
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Of The Help Grant To Remove The Curriculum Requirement; To Align Grant Requirements With Federal Rules Related To Family Size And Determination Of Need; To Remove Certain Outdated Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2724
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/13/24
Refer
3/18/24
Failed
4/2/24
An Act To Amend Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant And Promise Program For Students Of Universities And Community Colleges In The State; To Set Eligibility And Other Qualifications For Receipt Of Assistance Under The Program; To Provide That As A Condition For Renewal, A Student Shall Make Steady Academic Progress Toward A Certificate Or Degree And Have A Cumulative G.p.a. Of At Least 2.50 On A 4.0 Scale; To Provide That No Student May Receive An Award For More Than The Equivalent Semesters Or Quarters Required To Complete One Baccalaureate Degree Or One Certificate Or Associate Degree Program Per Institution; To Provide That Promise Grants Shall Equal The Full Amount Remaining Of Any Tuition And Required Fees After All Other State, Federal, Institutional And Private Aid Has Been Applied; To Provide That Students From Families Making Below 100% Of Median Family Income For A Family Of Four In Mississippi May Receive Mtag Awards And Promise Grants At The Same Time If Eligible For Both; To Set Certain Requirements To Continue To Receive Assistance From The Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2725
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/12/24
Refer
3/18/24
Failed
4/2/24
An Act To Create The "mississippi University System Efficiency Task Force" Created To Examine The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The Public University System In Mississippi, As It Relates To The Universities' Collective Mission Of Enrolling And Graduating More Degreed Mississippians And Retaining Them In The State, And Anticipated Nationwide Challenges With Regard To Demographic Shifts And A Projected Overall Decline In Enrollment; To Require The Task Force To Develop Recommendations To The Legislature On Changes To Policy And Laws In Mississippi With A Goal Of Increasing The Efficiency Of The Public University System In The State; To Set The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide For Other Provisions Related Thereto, Including Per Diem And Voting; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2726
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Create New Section 37-101-450, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Choose Three Of The State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Close By June 30, 2028; To Require The Board To Announce Its Decision By June 30, 2025; To Require The Board To Promulgate Factors To Be Considered In Its Decision, Including Enrollment Data, Degrees Offered, Economic Impact, And Any Additional Purposes That The Institution Currently Serves To The State And Its Citizens, Including Providing Medical Services, Agriculture Research Or Engineering Research Or Services; To Require The Board To Host One Listening Session At The Campus Of Each Institution Before Announcing Its Decision; To Provide That For Each State Institution That The Board Closes, Such Institution's Real Property, Together With The Buildings And Other Improvements Erected Thereon, Along With Its Assets And Funds May Be Transferred Or Conveyed To Another State Agency Or Political Subdivision Or Sold To A Nonprofit Entity; To Provide That Any University Research Institute Or Laboratory Established Within Titles 37, 49 Or 57 That Is Located At An Institution That Is Closed In Accordance With This Act May Be Reestablished Within Another Institution Of Higher Learning As Decided By The Board Of Trustees Of The Institution Of Higher Learning; To Provide The Applicable Code Sections That Will Be Repealed For Each Institution If The Institution Is Chosen By The Board To Be Closed; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2727
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/14/24
Refer
3/19/24
Enrolled
4/17/24
Passed
4/22/24
An Act To Establish The Mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force Drawing On Available Data To Determine Challenges In Mississippi As It Relates To The Mental Health Of Students Ranging From K-12 Through The Community College And University Systems, Assess The Public And Private Resources Currently Available To Youth Suffering From Depression, Trauma And Suicidal Ideation, And Determine Where Gaps Exist In Service Delivery And Treatment; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Review And Make Recommendations To The Legislature Regarding Available Resources And Gaps In Resources To Address This Crisis; To Provide For The Goals And Responsibilities Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations For Proposed Legislation To The Legislature On Or Before October 1, 2024; To Reconstitute The Early Intervention Task Force With A Goal To Collaborate With The State Agency Coordinating Part C Of Idea To Design A New Service Delivery Model And Make Changes To The Early Intervention Program; To Set The Task Force's Duties; To Require The Task Force To Prepare A Final Report To The Legislature; To Require The State Agency Coordinating Part C Of Idea To Prepare And Deliver A Report That Provides For Possible Solutions; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2728
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/13/24
Refer
3/18/24
Failed
4/29/24
An Act To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Acting On Behalf Of The University Of Mississippi To Enter Into A Long-term Lease Of All Or Any Portion Of Real Property Under Its Control And Possession For The Purpose Of Developing Academic Buildings, Housing, Dining Halls, Parking Facilities, And/or Other Spaces, Including Retail Developments, For The Benefit Of The University; To Provide That Any Such Property Shall Be Leased For A Period Not To Exceed 30 Years; To Set Certain Other Lease Terms And To Require Any Lease To Be Subject To The Approval Of I.h.l.; To Authorize The University Of Mississippi To Negotiate All Aspects Of Any Lease With The Approval Of I.h.l.; To Provide That All Proceeds Derived From Any Such Lease Shall Be Deposited Into A Special Fund Only For The Use Of The University; To Require Any Property Leased Under This Act To Revert Back To The University At The End Of The Lease; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2729
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/12/24
Refer
3/19/24
Enrolled
5/2/24
Passed
5/8/24
An Act To Amend Section 37-144-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program To Allow Students From All Areas Of The State; To Amend Section 37-144-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add A Physician Appointed By The Mississippi Psychiatric Association As A Member Of The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission; To Amend Section 37-144-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Commission To Produce An Annual Report To The Legislature Providing Certain Statistics; To Include The Mississippi Psychiatric Association Among The Organizations From Which The Commission Shall Seek Input Regarding The Implementation Of The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; To Amend Section 37-144-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Child Psychiatry Students In The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Residency Program; To Amend Sections 37-144-13 And 37-144-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Conforming Revisions Thereto; To Amend Section 37-146-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program To Allow Students From All Areas Of The State; To Provide That Such Program Shall Be Known And May Be Cited As The Dr. G. Norris Howell Rural Dentists Scholarship Program; To Amend Section 37-146-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Commission To Produce Annual Reports To The Legislature Providing Various Statistics; To Amend Section 37-146-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Technical Revisions Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2730
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Sections 37-109-5, 37-109-7 And 37-109-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Of The Mississippi Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Scholarship Program; To Authorize Private School And Homeschool Students To Be Eligible For The Program; To Provide That Participating Institutions May Not Charge More Than A Rate Of 40% Of The Average Community College Credit Hour Tuition For The Current Academic Year; To Authorize Tenth-grade Students To Take Courses Under The Program; To Authorize Students To Qualify For Funding For Up To 12 Credit Hours; To Delete Certain Obsolete Provisions; To Provide That Funds From The Program Shall Be Used To Cover Costs Associated With Books, Course Materials, Tools, Supplies, Lab Fees, Transportation Costs And Other Applicable Course Fees; To Require Funding For These Costs To Transfer From The Scholarship Fund To The Providing Institution, As Requested By The Institution; To Delete Certain Provisions Related To Credit Weighting Models; To Bring Forward Section 37-15-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2731
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Create The "2024 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For A New, Multipurpose Stadium For Jackson State University; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer Funds Out Of The Capital Expense Fund To The "2024 Ihl Capital Improvements Fund" Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2732
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Create The Mississippi State Employee Maternity Leave Act To Provide Six Weeks Of Paid Leave To Certain Employees Who Have Been Employed With The State For At Least Two Years; And For Related Purposes.