2024 Regular Session Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges. 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 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. 06/18/24 at 09:18 S B 2244 Senate Bill 2244 SB 2244 S Law General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Three/Fifths July 1, 2024 381 Youth and Family Affairs F ../../House_cmtes/YF.xml Appropriations A F ../../House_cmtes/AP.xml Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency F ../../Senate_cmtes/AC.xml Appropriations F ../../Senate_cmtes/AP.xml Hickman ../../Senate_authors/Hickman.xml Boyd ../../Senate_authors/Boyd.xml Simmons (12th) ../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(12th).xml Butler ../../Senate_authors/Butler.xml Simmons (13th) ../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml Norwood ../../Senate_authors/Norwood.xml 1 02/05 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Appropriations 2 02/28 (S) DR - TSDP: AC To AP 3 02/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass 4 03/12 (S) Amended 5 03/12 (S) Passed As Amended ../../../../2024/pdf/votes/senate/0710018.pdf 6 03/14 (S) Transmitted To House 7 03/18 (H) Referred To Youth and Family Affairs;Appropriations A 8 03/28 (H) DR - TSDP: YF To AP 9 04/02 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To YF 10 04/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 11 04/04 (H) Amended 12 04/04 (H) Passed As Amended ../../../../2024/pdf/votes/house/0940045.pdf 13 04/08 (H) Returned For Concurrence 14 04/09 (S) Concurred in Amend From House ../../../../2024/pdf/votes/senate/0990061.pdf 15 04/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed 16 04/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed 17 04/19 Approved by Governor ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2244SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2244SG.htm ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2244IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2244IN.htm ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2244PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2244PS.htm ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2244SG.pdf ../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2244SG.htm Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2244 ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2244.pdf ../../../../../documents/2024/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2244.htm Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/ham/SB2244_H_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2024/html/ham/SB2244_H_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/sam/SB2244_S_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2024/html/sam/SB2244_S_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2024/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2244.pdf