Mississippi House Bill 1283

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Revise Certain Provisions Of The Mississippi Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Scholarship Program; To Bring Forward Section 37-109-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-109-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "student" To Include Those In A Private School Or Legitimate Home-school Program; To Amend Section 37-109-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Grade Level At Which Students May Enter The Program In Order To Accommodate The Grade At Which Students Become Eligible To Take Career And Technical Education (cte) Courses; To Increase The Number Of Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Hours Eligible Students May Earn In The Program Before High School Graduation To Seven Semester Hours; To Remove The Requirement Of Earning A Final Grade Of "c" Or Higher In Order For The Credit To Transfer To A Postsecondary Institution; To Clarify The Purposes For Which Funds Received From The Scholarship Program Can Be Used; To Remove The Limitation Of Courses Available Eligible For Funding For Purpose Of Ensuring Efficient Articulation Of College Credits; To Amend Section 37-109-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Limitation Of Only Cte Courses Approved For Funding Under The Procedures Manual For The State Of Mississippi Dual Enrollment And Accelerated Programs; To Remove The Requirement Of Weighing The Final Grade In A Dual Enrollment/dual Credit Program In An Equivalent Value As The Final Score Obtained On An Advanced Placement End-of-course Examination; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Scholarship Program; revise certain provisions.

Rep. Donnie Scoggin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-15	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	109	3	New Code	See Bill Text
37	109	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	109	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	109	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1283.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1283IN.htm