MS HB463 | 2020 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 463 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require Community And Junior Colleges To Waive All Tuition And Fees For Students Graduating From A Mississippi High School With A 2.0 Or Higher Grade Point Average; To Establish Requirements For Initial Eligibility And Renewal Of Waivers; To Define The Term "tuition"; To Require The Mississippi Community College Board To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Tuition Waiver Program; To Create New Section 37-29-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Funds Sufficient To Cover The Cost Of Waiving The Tuition For Participating Students To Be Appropriated By Line Item In The Community And Junior Colleges General Support Bill; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Community colleges; waive tuition and costs for Mississippi graduates with 2.0 or higher GPA.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-03	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0463.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0463IN.htm