Mississippi Senate Bill 2730

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program; increase eligibility and revise provisions related thereto.

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	109	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	109	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	109	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	15	38	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2730.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2730IN.htm