Mississippi House Bill 803 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Working Family Support Act"; To Provide A Statement Of Legislative Purpose And Intent For Its Enactment; To Increase The Supply Of Certain Working Family Support Services; To Define Terms Used In The Act; To Authorize And Direct The Department Of Human Services To Provide Certain Working Family Support Services Through The Office For Children And Youth; To Require The Office For Children And Youth To Administer The Child Care And Development Fund For Purposes Of This Act; To Establish The Minimum Criteria To Be Used By The Office In The Administration Of The Program And Selection Of Recipients Of Assistance Provided; To Require The Office To Develop And Implement A Plan To Ensure Equitable Distribution Of Child Care And Development Fund Monies; To Amend Sections 43-1-65 And 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

"MS Working Family Support Act"; enact to provide increased child care service opportunities for certain working families.

Rep. Linda Whittington [D]

Rep. Sara Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0803.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0803IN.htm