Mississippi Senate Bill 2694 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - 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
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2694.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2694IN.htm