MS HB588 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-29-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For Fiscal Years 2018, 2019 And 2020, The Amount Appropriated By The Legislature To The Community And Junior Colleges For Mid-level Funding Shall Not Be Less Than Forty-three Million Dollars Per Year; An Act To Increase The Annual Compensation Of Employees Of The Community And Junior Colleges And State Institutions Of Higher Learning In Fiscal Years 2018 And 2019 In An Amount Equal To Five Percent Each Year; To Direct The Appropriation Of Funds Necessary To Fully Fund The Salary Increases Each Year; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Post-secondary funding; provide for restored mid-level funding of community and junior colleges and increase salaries of all post-secondary teachers.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kathy Sykes [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2017-01-13 | House | Referred To Universities and Colleges;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0588.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0588IN.htm |
