Mississippi House Bill 881 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy Tuition And Improvement Fund; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used To Defray Tuition Expenses Of In-state Law Enforcement Officers In Attendance At The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy, To Pay For Operation And Administrative Expenses Of The Academy, And To Pay For Improvements Made To The Academy; To Amend Section 45-5-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Tuition Will Be Charged To In-state Law Enforcement Officers To Attend The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy And To Require The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Reimburse Political Subdivisions For The Living And Travel Expenses Of Officers Attending The Academy; To Amend Section 45-6-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board On Law Enforcement Officer Standards And Training Shall No Longer Reimburse Political Subdivisions For The Tuition And Expenses Of Law Enforcement Officers In Attendance At The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy; To Amend Section 99-19-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Assessment For Deposit Into The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy Tuition And Improvement Fund; And For Related Purposes.

MLEOTA Tuition and Improvement Fund; create and provide that monies shall be used to defray training and operational expenses at MLEOTA.

Rep. Robert Foster [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-16	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0881.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0881IN.htm