Mississippi House Bill 901 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Members Of The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System Who Have A Four-year Bachelor's Degree Or Other Higher Level Degree From An Institution Of Higher Learning To Receive A Maximum Of Four Years Of Creditable Service In The System, Provided That The Member Obtained The Degree Before Becoming A Member Of The System, The Member Has At Least Five Years Of Service That Is Covered Under The Public Employees' Retirement System Or The Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System, And The Member Pays To The System The Actuarial Cost For Each Year Of Creditable Service That The Member Is Purchasing For Having Obtained The Degree; And For Related Purposes.

Highway Patrol Retirement System; authorize numbers with 4-year college degree to purchase up to 4 years service in system.

Rep. Jeramey Anderson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0901.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0901IN.htm