MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2024 Regular Session

To: Local and Private

By: Senator(s) Thompson, Ladner

Senate Bill 3102

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE HANCOCK COUNTY PORT AND HARBOR COMMISSION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNTY TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR HANCOCK COUNTY STUDENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, in its discretion, is authorized to contribute annually an amount of not more than One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) out of any available funds of the commission to the Pearl River Community College County Tuition Assistance Program for students who have resided in Hancock County, Mississippi, for at least one (1) year at the time of their application.

     (2)  This section shall be repealed from and after July 1, 2028.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.