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MS SB2529
MS SB2529Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance and Promise Grant Program; create to provide financial assistance to students.
summary
Introduced
01/20/2025
01/20/2025
In Committee
01/20/2025
01/20/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program, To Serve As A Last-dollar Grant Program For Eligible Students Enrolled In An Academic Credit Certificate Or Associate Degree-seeking Program At A Publicly Funded Community Or Junior College And Pursuing Credentials In Specified Employment Sectors; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Prescribe The Criteria To Determine A Student's Eligibility For Receipt Of A Mississippi Career Promise Grant Award; To Specify The Employment Sectors Identified By The Office Of Workforce Development (acceleratems) Which Qualify As Occupations For Which Grant Funds May Be Awarded; To Require Recipients To Be Enrolled On At Least A Half-time Basis; To Provide That Grant Funds Shall Only Be Applied Toward A Student's Cost Of Attendance After All Other Financial Assistance Has Been Applied To The Student's Cost Of Attendance Balance; To Prescribe Penalties For Falsification Of Information As A Means Of Procuring Mississippi Career Promises Grant Funds; To Prescribe Requirements For A Student's Continued Eligibility Under The Program; To Prescribe Requirements For An Institution To Remain Eligible For Its Students To Participate In The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program; To Limit A Student's Ability To Receive A Mississippi Career Promise Grant That Exceeds The Equivalent Number Of Semesters Or Quarters Required To Complete One Certificate Or Associate Degree Program; To Require Program Participants And Grant Awardees To Commit To Two Years Of Employment Within The State Of Mississippi Employed In An Occupation Within The Employment Sector For Which His Or Her Certificate Or Degree Was Conferred; To Require The Repayment Of Grant Funds For Recipients Who Fails To Uphold The Employment Commitment; To Establish The "mississippi Career Promise Grant Fund," In The State Treasury As A Special Fund For The Deposit Of Funds Appropriated By The Legislature And Any Other Funds For The Purpose Of Implementing The Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Mississippi Career Promise Grant Program, a financial assistance initiative designed to support Mississippi residents pursuing certificate or associate degree programs at publicly funded community or junior colleges in specific high-demand employment sectors. The program provides a last-dollar grant, meaning it covers remaining educational costs after all other financial aid has been applied, for students enrolled at least half-time in key workforce areas such as nursing, vehicle mechanics, health technicians, industrial maintenance, specialized trades, and emergency services. To be eligible, students must be Mississippi residents, complete the FAFSA and Mississippi Aid Application, be accepted into an approved college, and declare a major in a workforce sector identified by the Office of Workforce Development as having high job demand and above-average pay. Grant recipients must maintain a 2.50 GPA and make steady academic progress, and they are required to commit to working in their specific employment sector within Mississippi for two years after completing their program, or they will be liable to repay the grant funds. The bill creates a special Mississippi Career Promise Grant Fund in the state treasury to support the program, and penalties exist for falsifying information or failing to meet the employment commitment. The program is set to begin on July 1, 2025, and will be administered by the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 02/04/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2529.xml |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2529IN.htm |
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