Mississippi Senate Bill 2998 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-63-1 Through 37-63-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Authority For Educational Television Shall Be Organized Under The Laws Of The State Of Mississippi As A Tax-exempt Corporation, And That The Operation Of The Public Educational Television Program Shall Be Transferred From The Authority For Educational Television To The Board Of Directors Of That Corporation On July 1, 2012; To Amend Section 37-63-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That State Funding Of The Mississippi Authority For Educational Television Shall Be Reduced By 20% Annually And That There Shall Be No State Funds Appropriated For That Purpose After July 1, 2016; To Provide A Tax Credit For Any Contribution To Support A Public Broadcasting Corporation Which Provides At Least 50% Of Its Programming To Educational And Public Service Programs; To Provide That Sections 37-63-3, 37-63-5, 37-63-7, 37-63-8, 37-63-10, 37-63-13, 37-63-15 And 37-63-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Of Which Provide For The Operation Of The Mississippi Authority For Public Television Shall Stand Repealed On July 1, 2012; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Educational Television operations; transfer to nonprofit corporation.

Sen. Terry Brown [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2998.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2998IN.htm