Mississippi House Bill 403 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Conduct A Study On The Implementation Of Requiring Each Public School District To Maintain An Individual Career Plan Of Study For All Students In Grades 8 Through 12; To Provide For The January 1, 2023 Deadline For Reporting The Findings To The Legislature; To Require The State Board Of Education And The Mississippi Community College Board To Establish The Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program For The Purpose Of Providing Tuition-free Career And Technical Courses Available To Students In Secondary School; To Provide That School Districts Shall Be Awarded $1,000.00 For Each Student Who Graduates From A High School In The School District Having Obtained An Industry Certification In An Occupation That Has Been Identified By The State Workforce Investment Board; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Administer The Program For Public School Students; To Provide That The Mississippi Community College Board Shall Administer The Program For Students Who Attend A Private School And Are Currently Or Were Previously Admitted To A Career Technical Education Course Or Program At A Community College, Technical College Or Proprietary School Or College; To Allow The Governing Board Of A Community College, Technical College Or Proprietary School Or College To Apply To The Mississippi Community College Board For Permission To Establish Such Career Technical Education Program In Service Areas Where No Such Programs Exists When Done In Coordination With One Or More School Districts Located Within Such Service Area; To Amend Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 37-29-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Correct Grammatical Errors; And For Related Purposes.

CTE students; provide tuition-free instruction and increased financial assistance for industry certification assessment.

Rep. Donnie Bell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-05	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	103	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	29	81	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0403.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0403IN.htm