Mississippi Senate Bill 2789 (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 Create New Section 37-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Boards Of Trustees Of The Community And Junior Colleges To Adopt Policies Requiring Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning, Community Or Junior College To Provide Free Transcripts To Foster Care Children And Children Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services; To Create New Section 55-3-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any State Park In This State; To Create New Section 39-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Foster Care Children And Children Who Were Previously Placed In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services And Their Family, Including Their Biological Parents And Siblings, Their Foster Parents And Siblings, Their Adopted Parents And Siblings, Their Guardians Or Any Other Member Of Their Direct Household, As Applicable, Shall Be Allowed Free Admission To Any Publicly Funded Museum In This State; And For Related Purposes.

Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges.

Sen. Rod Hickman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2789.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2789IN.htm