Mississippi Senate Bill 2718

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-153-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-153-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Note Major Workforce Shortages Which Impact The Quality Of Patient Care And Availability Of Health Care, To Note The Availability Of Federal Funds To Maximize The Use Of Technology To Improve Patient Care And Address Workforce Shortages, And To Note That The Legislature Intends To Provide Funding For Equipment And Training Necessary To Implement Virtual Nursing And Other Programs Necessary To Improving Patient Care And Addressing Workforce Shortages; To Amend Section 37-153-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Accelerate Mississippi Nursing/allied Health Grant Program To Provide Grants To Hospitals For Equipment And Training Necessary To Implement Virtual Nursing And Other Programs, To Define Terms, To Remove Certain Definitions, To Designate Scholarships For Tuition An Eligible Expense, To Clarify What Information Should Be Included On An Application For Funds, And To Remove The Stipulation That 75% Of The Funds Provided Shall Be Reserved For Community And Junior Colleges; To Amend Section 37-153-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Redefine The Accelerate Mississippi Physician Residency And Fellowship Start-up Grant Program And Its Responsibilities And To Stipulate That Applicants Agreeing To Commit A Portion Of Any Funds As Supplemental Matching Funds To Offset The Total Cost Of The Approved Program Will Be Prioritized For Approval; To Repeal Section 37-153-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Mississippi Allied Health College And Career Navigator Grant Program; To Amend Section 37-153-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Office Minimize Any Expense Of Administrative Funds By Establishing Policies And Procedures Mirroring Past Programs Utilizing Other Federal And State Funds; To Amend Section 37-153-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Note That Federal Grant Funds Through The American Rescue Plan Act Shall Be Available Through December 31, 2026, Or On The Date Of The Fund Expenditure Deadline Provided By The Federal Government; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

ARPA; allow funds deobligated from existing ARPA grants to be reallocated to existing subgrantees.

Sen. David Parker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-03-05	Senate	DR - TSDP: EC To AP
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Economic and Workforce Development;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	153	201	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	205	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	207	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	211	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	153	215	New Code	See Bill Text
37	153	217	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2718.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2718IN.htm