Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Tuition and fees; waive at public colleges and universities for orphans.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Espy
Additional Authors: Brown, Buck, Straughter
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR ORPHANS IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE ELIGIBLE PERSONS TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES VERIFYING THE PERSON'S STATUS AS AN ORPHAN; TO PROVIDE THAT TUITION AND FEES MAY BE WAIVED FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE EACH PERSON FOR WHOM TUITION AND FEES ARE WAIVED TO RENDER SERVICE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE WAIVER OF TUITION AND FEES; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, ACTING JOINTLY WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE COLLEGES AND STATE INSTITUTIONS IN CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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