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MS HB544
MS HB544State institutions of higher learning; create grant program to assist with endowments to recruit and employ certain professors.
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Introduced
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Provide That The Mississippi Development Authority Shall Establish A Program To Provide Grants To State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Assist Such Institutions With Establishing Endowments For The Purpose Of Recruiting And Employing Professors Of Quantum Computing And Professors Of Artificial Intelligence Engineering; To Provide An Application Process For State Institutions Of Higher Learning That Desire To Participate In The Grant Program; To Create The "state Institutions Of Higher Learning Quantum Computing And Artificial Intelligence Engineering Professors Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Disbursed, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, In The Discretion Of The Mississippi Development Authority, To Provide Grants Authorized In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a grant program managed by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to help state universities create endowments specifically for hiring professors in quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineering. Universities wishing to participate must apply to the MDA, detailing their plans for the endowment, the types and number of professors they intend to hire, their own financial commitment to the endowment, and the amount of grant funding requested. The MDA will review these applications and approve eligible institutions. A dedicated fund, the "State Institutions of Higher Learning Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence Engineering Professors Fund," will be created in the State Treasury to hold legislative appropriations for these grants, with the MDA disbursing funds at its discretion. The bill also outlines the MDA's authority to create necessary rules and regulations for the program and sets an effective date of July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 02/03/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0544.xml |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0544IN.htm |
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