Mississippi Senate Bill 2315 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend The Terms Of Loan Forgiveness And Scholarship Programs Administered By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Require Interest To Accrue On Loans Or Scholarships While The Recipient Attends School; To Reduce The Service Credit Applied To A Loan Or Scholarship When A Recipient Fails To Complete The Length Of Service Required Under The Program; To Add A Penalty In The Amount Of Five Percent Of The Sums Received Under A Loan Forgiveness Or Scholarship Program When A Recipient Fails To Contribute Any Time Toward The Length Of Service Required Under The Program; To Amend Sections 37-143-5, 37-143-6, 37-143-7, 37-143-9, 37-143-11, 37-143-12, 37-143-13, 37-143-14, 37-159-3, 37-159-9 And 37-159-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

Loan forgiveness programs; charge interest when loan is issued, decrease partial service credit, add 5% abandoned service penalty.

Sen. John Polk [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2315.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2315IN.htm