Bill Amendment: MS HB1311 | 2024 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Community and junior colleges; authorize board of trustees to reduce or waive out-of-state tuition for certain students.

Status: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee [HB1311 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2024-HB1311-House_Amendment_No_1.html

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Adopted

 

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

 

House Bill No. 1311

 

BY: Representatives Scoggin, Harris

 

     Amend on line 49 by striking "(a)".

     Further, amend on line 50 by inserting after the word "for" the following:

"reducing or".

     Further, amend on lines 53-55 by striking "and if a local industry or business or a state agency agrees to reimburse the college for the entire amount of the out-of-state tuition that will be waived under the policy".

     Further, amend on line 59 by inserting the following after the period:

Any policy adopted by the board of trustees of a community or junior college under the authority of this subsection shall include minimum criteria for student eligibility for the out-of-state tuition reduction or waiver.

     Further, amend by striking lines 60-67.

     Further, amend the title to conform.