Mississippi House Bill 126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide For The Waiver Of Tuition, Required Fees And Housing Costs At The State Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community And Junior Colleges For The Children Of Mississippi Service Members Of The United States Armed Forces Who Were Killed In The Line Of Duty Or Died As The Immediate Result Of A Service-connected Disability As Determined By The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs; To Require Applications For A Waiver To Include Documentation Concerning The Deceased Veteran's Death; To Provide That Tuition May Be Waived For Both Full-time And Part-time Students; To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Be The Administering Agency Of The Tuition Waiver Program; And For Related Purposes.

Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of Mississippi service members killed in action.

Rep. Ashley Henley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-03	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0126.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0126IN.htm