Mississippi House Bill 729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Successful Techniques Resulting In Delivering Excellence In Education And Employability (stride) Scholarship Program" For The Purpose Of Establishing And Making Scholarships Available To Students Who Become Eligible To Participate In The Program For Costs Associated With Dual-credit And Dual-enrollment Option, Career And Technical Education Courses That Lead To Industry Certification And Overload Courses; To Establish The Minimum Qualifications For Each Subsidiary Scholarship Program, To Provide That The Programs Shall Be Respectively Administered By The Mississippi Community College Board And The State Board Of Education; To Amend Sections 37-71-7 And 37-71-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Provisions Of The "mississippi Learn To Earn Act" Pertaining To Application Procedures In A Manner Consistent With The Implementation Of The "mississippi Successful Techniques Resulting In Delivering Excellence In Education And Employability (stride) Scholarship Program"; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Successful Techniques Resulting in Delivering Excellence in Education and Employability (STRIDE) Scholarship Program"; establish.

Rep. Kent McCarty [R]

Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]

Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [R]

2023-02-06 - House - House Passed (Y: 112 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-14	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations
2023-02-07	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-06	House	Passed
2023-01-25	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	71	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	71	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0729.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0729IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0729PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0350012.pdf