Mississippi House Bill 1090 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Waive Tuition And Mandatory Student Fees For Any Undergraduate Or Graduate Program Of Any Mississippi Public Postsecondary Institution For A Mississippi Foster Or Adopted Child; To Prescribe The Requirements For Eligibility To Receive A Waiver; To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Confirm The Applying Students' Eligibility Status Upon Request Of The Postsecondary Institution; To Require The Student To Complete The Free Application For Federal Student Aid To Determine The Level Of Need And Eligibility For State And Federal Financial Aid Programs; To Provide That A Student's Waiver Shall Be Reduced By The Amount Exceeding The Total Cost Of Attendance When Combined With Other Student Financial Assistance; To Stipulate Requirements For Continued Eligibility; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Student Financial Assistance Board To Report Data On Graduation Rates Of Students Participating In The Tuition Waiver Program By November 30 Each Year To Peer; And For Related Purposes.

Foster and adopted children; provide tuition waiver for attendance at public postsecondary institutions.

Rep. Steve Massengill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB1090.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1090IN.htm