Mississippi House Bill 1604

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-73-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Single List Of Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications Shall Only Be Used For Reimbursement Under Section 37-153-15 And Not In The Mississippi Statewide Accountability System Or In Diploma Endorsement Requirements; To Provide That The State Workforce Investment Board Shall Create A Separate List Of Nationally Recognized High Value Industry Certifications For Participants Enrolled In Community And Junior Colleges; To Require, Subject To Available Funding, The Mississippi Community College Board To Pay A Career And Technical Education Incentive Grant To Certain Community Colleges; To Amend Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Career And Technical Education Grants May Be Used To Purchase Needed Equipment; And For Related Purposes.

Comprehensive Career and Technical Education Reform Act; revise certain portions of regarding industry certification and grants.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

2024-03-07 - House - House Passed (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-04-01	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: EC To AP
2024-03-20	Senate	Referred To Economic and Workforce Development;Appropriations
2024-03-08	House	Transmitted To Senate
2024-03-07	House	Passed
2024-03-07	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2024-02-29	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Workforce Development

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	153	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	73	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1604.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1604IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1604CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1604PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0660058.pdf