Mississippi Senate Bill 2358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Grant Program For Community And Junior College Students In Mississippi; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Students At Public Community And Junior Colleges In Mississippi To Receive Grants; To Specify That Such Grants May Be Applied Only To Tuition And Fees Not Covered By A Federal Grant; To Authorize The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Governing The Grant Program; To Provide That The Program May Be Funded From The Amounts Allocated To Community And Junior College Athletic Programs; To Provide That The Grant Program Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Community College Board And The Mississippi Association Of Community And Junior Colleges; And For Related Purposes.

Community/Junior College Grant Program; establish to provide financial aid to community/junior college students.

Sen. Barbara Blackmon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-13	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2358.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2358IN.htm