Mississippi House Bill 1093 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Eligibility For In-state Tuition For Certain Students Without Documented Immigration Status And Persons Holding A Student Or Other Temporary Visa To Attend State-supported Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community And Junior Colleges; To Require Those Persons To Meet Certain Criteria Before Becoming Eligible For In-state Tuition; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed As Conferring Domiciliary Status On Those Persons Or As The Procedure By Which Those Persons May Establish Domicile; To Provide That Students Provided Eligibility Under This Act For In-state Tuition Shall Be Entitled To The Same Rights And Benefits As Other Eligible Students; To Amend Sections 37-103-7 And 37-103-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity With The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Undocumented students; allow to attend college at in-state tuition rates subject to certain conditions.

Rep. Kathy Sykes [D]

Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1093.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1093IN.htm