Mississippi House Bill 1321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Department Of Human Services To Establish A Subsidized Employment Program That Provides For The Payment Of Wage Subsidies To An Employer Who Hires An Unemployed Parent Recipient Of Tanf Assistance; To Prescribe Eligibility Criteria For Both Employers And Tanf Recipients; To Require 50% Of An Eligible Employee's Wages To Be Paid From Tanf Funds Directly To The Employer For Up To 12 Months; To Require The Department To Administer The Program And To Prioritize Subsidies In Those Counties With The Highest Poverty Rates; To Bring Forward Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Amounts Of Assistance Available To Tanf Recipients, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

TANF recipients; establish program to provide wage subsidies to employers who hire.

Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D]	Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Alyce Clarke [D]	Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]
Rep. Carl Mickens [D]	Rep. Ronnie Crudup [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1321.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1321IN.htm