Mississippi Senate Bill 2055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Repeal Section 37-106-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program And To Repeal Section 37-106-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Student To Obtain A Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average Of 3.0 Calculated On A 4.0 Scale To Be Eligible For Participation In The Program; To Increase The Income Threshold For Eligibility Of The Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, The State Shall Pay 100% Of The Tuition Of Students Whose Family Has An Annual Adjusted Gross Income Of $30,000.00 Or Less; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, The State Shall Pay 50% Of The Tuition Of Students Whose Family Has An Annual Adjusted Gross Income Of More Than $30,000.00 But Less Than $45,000.00; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriation, The State Shall Pay 25% Of The Tuition Of Students Whose Family Has An Annual Adjusted Gross Income Of Less Than $55,000.00, And For Related Purposes.

Higher Education Legislative Plan; revise eligibility and repeal MTAG and Eminent Scholars Grant Program.

Sen. David Blount [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-09	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	106	29	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	106	31	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	106	75	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2055.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2055IN.htm