Mississippi House Bill 844 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program Fund In The State Treasury Which Shall Consist Of Funds Collected From The Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program Contributions And Any Other Monies That May Be Appropriated To It From The Legislature; To Provide That The State Workforce Investment Board Contributions That Were Being Deposited Into The State Workforce Investment Board Bank Account Shall Now Be Contributions For The Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program And Deposited Into The Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program Fund; To Provide That Administrative Fee Collected For The Training Provided Using The Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training And Mississippi Works Funds May Not Be More Than Five Percent; To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security Shall Be The Fiscal Agent For All Funds Appropriated To It For Use By The Office Of Workforce Development; To Create A New Section That Establishes The Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program; To Provide That The Purpose For The Grant Program Shall Be For Constructing, Remodeling, Purchasing Or Upgrading Equipment Or Otherwise Providing Support To Career Technical Centers At The K-12 Education Level; To Provide How The Program Shall Be Funded; To Provide How A School May Apply For A Grant; To Provide That Maximum Amount Of Funds Appropriated To The Program That May Be Used For Administering The Program; To Provide The Reporting Requirements Of The Program; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Reporting Requirements Of The Office Of Workforce Development; To Provide Specific Powers And Duties For The Office Of Workforce Development; To Amend Sections 71-5-355, 71-5-453 And 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 37-153-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repealer On The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Workforce Development And Retention Act; To Provide That Grant Funds Shall Be Available Under The Act Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Fund Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government, Whichever Occurs Later; To Provide That Each Grant Recipient Shall Certify, For Any Project For Which A Grant Is Awarded, That If The Project Is Not Completed By December 31, 2026, And The United States Congress Does Not Enact An Extension Of The Deadline On The Availability Of Arpa Funds, Then The Grant Recipient Will Complete The Project Through Other Funds; And For Related Purposes.

Office of Workforce Development; revise funding mechanism for and create Mississippi K-12 Workforce Development Grant Program.

Rep. Donnie Bell [R]

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

2023-02-08 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 112 N: 6 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-15	Senate	Referred To Economic and Workforce Development;Appropriations
2023-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-08	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-08	House	Amended
2023-02-08	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-26	House	DR - TSDPCS: AP To WD
2023-01-24	House	DR - TSDPCS: WD To AP
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	104	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	353	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	355	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	453	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0844.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0844IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0844CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0844PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0844_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0370048.pdf