Mississippi House Bill 896 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That The State Board For Community And Junior Colleges Shall Establish And Implement An Online Program Of Nursing Education Through The Public Community And Junior Colleges In The State To Allow Licensed Practical Nurses To Receive The Required Additional Academic Training To Obtain An Associate Degree In Nursing; To Authorize The Board To Expend Monies In The Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Fund To Defray The Cost Of Establishing And Implementing The Online Program And To Provide Scholarships To Students In The Online Program; To Amend Section 71-5-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Nursing education; require community colleges to offer online program for LPNs to obtain associate degree in.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0896.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0896IN.htm