Mississippi House Bill 457 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program For The Purpose Of Recruiting And Educating Certain Qualified Persons To Teach In Areas Of Critical Need Due To A Growing Student Population Of English Language Learners; To Restrict The Receipt Of Scholarships Under The Program To Resident Hispanic Or Latino Students Enrolled In Or Who Have Been Accepted For Enrollment Into A Bachelor's Or Master's Degree Program Of Study For Elementary, Secondary Or Special Education; To Provide That The Annual Amount Of The Scholarship Award Will Be Equal To The Total Cost For Tuition; To Establish The Terms Of Service For Those Persons Who Receive A Scholarship Under The Program; To Require Scholarship Recipients To Repay Award Amounts For Failing To Complete The Program Of Study Or The Required Number Of Years Of Service; To Limit The Number Of Students Eligible For A Scholarship Under The Program To Ten Per Student Cohort; To Provide That The Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program Will Be Incorporated Into The Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Recipients Of A Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship From Certain Academic Requirements Required For Licensure Under The Standard License - Approved Program Route; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program; create.

Rep. Tom Miles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	3	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0457.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0457IN.htm