| 1 | 1 | | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Public Health and Human Services; Appropriations A By: Representative Scoggin House Bill 627 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD TO ADMINISTER FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAMS; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE STATE MEDICAL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE STATE DENTAL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE OUT-OF-STATE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS' FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE FAMILY PROTECTION SPECIALIST SOCIAL WORKER FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 37-106-47, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-106-47. (1) * * *(a) The board is authorized and empowered to operate the following forgivable loan programs of like character, operation and purpose to the foregoing enumerated programs to encourage the participation of eligible worthy persons in courses of instruction in its institutions: Graduate Teacher Forgivable Loan, Counselor and School Administrator Forgivable Loan, Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Forgivable Loan, and Veterinary Medicine Minority Forgivable Loan. * * * (b) In addition to the authority granted to the board in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the The board is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for the Southern Regional Education Board Contract * * *Forgivable Loan Program, created through the regional education compact, as set forth in Section 37-135-1. (2) In furtherance of such power and authority, the board is authorized: to adopt and implement rules and regulations declaring and describing the goals and objectives of such forgivable loan programs; to establish the eligibility requirements for entry into such program and required for continuing participation for succeeding years; to determine the maximum amount to be made available to recipients; to delineate the terms and conditions of contracts with recipients and establish the service requirements for such contracts, if any; to enter into contracts pertaining to such programs with recipients; to enter into loan agreements and other contracts with financial institutions or other providers of loan monies for forgivable loan and loan repayment participants; and to allocate and utilize such funds as may be necessary for the operation of such forgivable loan programs from the annual appropriation for student financial aid. * * * In issuing rules and regulations governing the administration of the Graduate Teacher Summer Scholarship (GTSS) program, the board shall provide that certified teachers at the Oakley Youth Development Center under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services shall be fully eligible to participate in the program. SECTION 2. Section 37-106-61, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the state medical forgivable loan program, is repealed. SECTION 3. Section 37-106-63, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the state dental forgivable loan program, is repealed. SECTION 4. Section 37-106-65, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the out-of-state graduate and professional school forgivable loan program, is repealed. SECTION 5. Section 37-106-67, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the health care professions' forgivable loan program, is repealed. SECTION 6. Section 37-106-69, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the family protection specialist social worker forgivable loan program, is repealed. SECTION 7. Section 37-106-73, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the Speech-Language Pathologists Forgivable Loan Program, is repealed. SECTION 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |
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| 3 | 3 | | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE |
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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 Regular Session |
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| 7 | 7 | | To: Public Health and Human Services; Appropriations A |
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| 9 | 9 | | By: Representative Scoggin |
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| 11 | 11 | | # House Bill 627 |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD TO ADMINISTER FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAMS; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE STATE MEDICAL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE STATE DENTAL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE OUT-OF-STATE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS' FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE FAMILY PROTECTION SPECIALIST SOCIAL WORKER FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-106-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Section 37-106-47, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | 37-106-47. (1) * * *(a) The board is authorized and empowered to operate the following forgivable loan programs of like character, operation and purpose to the foregoing enumerated programs to encourage the participation of eligible worthy persons in courses of instruction in its institutions: Graduate Teacher Forgivable Loan, Counselor and School Administrator Forgivable Loan, Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Forgivable Loan, and Veterinary Medicine Minority Forgivable Loan. |
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| 21 | 21 | | * * * (b) In addition to the authority granted to the board in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the The board is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for the Southern Regional Education Board Contract * * *Forgivable Loan Program, created through the regional education compact, as set forth in Section 37-135-1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) In furtherance of such power and authority, the board is authorized: to adopt and implement rules and regulations declaring and describing the goals and objectives of such forgivable loan programs; to establish the eligibility requirements for entry into such program and required for continuing participation for succeeding years; to determine the maximum amount to be made available to recipients; to delineate the terms and conditions of contracts with recipients and establish the service requirements for such contracts, if any; to enter into contracts pertaining to such programs with recipients; to enter into loan agreements and other contracts with financial institutions or other providers of loan monies for forgivable loan and loan repayment participants; and to allocate and utilize such funds as may be necessary for the operation of such forgivable loan programs from the annual appropriation for student financial aid. * * * In issuing rules and regulations governing the administration of the Graduate Teacher Summer Scholarship (GTSS) program, the board shall provide that certified teachers at the Oakley Youth Development Center under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services shall be fully eligible to participate in the program. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Section 37-106-61, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the state medical forgivable loan program, is repealed. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 3. Section 37-106-63, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the state dental forgivable loan program, is repealed. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 4. Section 37-106-65, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the out-of-state graduate and professional school forgivable loan program, is repealed. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 5. Section 37-106-67, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the health care professions' forgivable loan program, is repealed. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 6. Section 37-106-69, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the family protection specialist social worker forgivable loan program, is repealed. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 7. Section 37-106-73, Mississippi Code of 1972, which creates the Speech-Language Pathologists Forgivable Loan Program, is repealed. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |
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