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Senate Amendments to House Bill No. 302

TO THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE:

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:

AMENDMENT NO. 1

Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1. (1) The State Workforce Investment Board, by and through the Office of Workforce Development, shall create, in consultation with the Mississippi Community College Board and the Mississippi State University Research and Curriculum Unit, a separate list of industry-recognized high-value industry certifications for participants enrolled at Mississippi Community and Junior Colleges for reimbursement from the Mississippi Community College Board, pending availability of funds. This list shall align with the approved State Workforce Investment Board K-12 industry certification list to encourage more students to connect their secondary career preparatory work with postsecondary opportunities.

(2) Subject to available funding beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Mississippi Community College Board shall pay a career and technical education incentive grant to the community college for each student enrolled in the community college who earns a qualifying industry certification. The amount per student for the career and technical education incentive grant shall be Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00). The Mississippi Community College Board shall ensure that no college is reimbursed for a student receiving certification that has already been obtained through any secondary or postsecondary institution. If the statewide sum of the career and technical education incentive grants awarded pursuant to this section exceeds the amount of available funds appropriated for the grants, the grants per student shall be reduced proportionately to cover all eligible grants under this section.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2025.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD SHALL CREATE A SEPARATE LIST OF INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED HIGH-VALUE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES; TO REQUIRE, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE FUNDING, THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD TO PAY A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION INCENTIVE GRANT TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.