Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2447 — Career and technical grants to schools for qualified students; provide for.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 11 removed

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SB2447 (As Sent to Governor) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2447 (As Passed the Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Tollison, Moran, Jackson (32nd), Jackson (11th) Senate Bill 2447 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-153-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANTS THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD (SWIB) TO SCHOOLS FOR EACH STUDENT WHO EARNS A QUALIFYING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION;
Senator(s) Tollison, Moran, Jackson (32nd), Jackson (11th) Senate Bill 2447 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-153-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANTS THROUGH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD (SWIB) TO SCHOOLS FOR EACH STUDENT WHO EARNS A QUALIFYING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION;
          (a)  The words "industry certification" mean a voluntary process through which students are assessed by an independent, third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills and competencies, resulting in the award of a credential that is nationally recognized and must be at least one (1) of the following:
          (a)  The words "industry certification" means a voluntary process through which students are assessed by an independent, third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills and competencies, resulting in the award of a credential that is nationally recognized and must be at least one (1) of the following:
          (b)  The words "qualifying industry certification" mean an industry certification that is linked to an occupation with wages of at least seventy percent (70%) of the average annual wage in this state unless the industry certification is stackable to another postsecondary or professional credential which is linked to an occupation which meets the wage criterion.
          (b)  The words "qualifying industry certification" means an industry certification that is linked to an occupation with wages of at least seventy percent (70%) of the average annual wage in this state unless the industry certification is stackable to another postsecondary or professional credential which is linked to an occupation which meets the wage criterion.
     (5)  On or before July 1 of each year, the Department of Education shall submit a report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Education Committees, the Chairman of the House Workforce Development Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee on the following:
     (5)  On or before July 1 of each year, the Department of Education shall submit a report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the following:
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Concurred in Amend From House

  5. Returned For Concurrence

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  9. DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED

  10. DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP

  11. Referred To Education;Appropriations

  12. Transmitted To House

  13. Passed

  14. Title Suff Do Pass

  15. DR - TSDP: ED To AP

  16. Referred To Education;Appropriations

Sponsors

  • Jackson_(32nd) · Cosponsor
  • Jackson_(11th) · Cosponsor
  • Moran · Cosponsor
  • Tollison · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Tollison

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Jackson_(32nd)
  • Jackson_(11th)
  • Moran

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence in Amendment From House

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 30000
Total 52000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Burton — Yea
Browning — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Wilemon — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Yeas--Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 111 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 17001
Republican 44001
Unaffiliated 49203
Independent 1000
Total 111205
% of votes cast 94%2%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Nay
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Willis — Yea
Young — Not Voting
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Nays--Bomgar — Nay
Present--Evans (91st) — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Not Voting
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 29001
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Wilemon — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Yeas--Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Absent and those Burton — Not Voting
Dawkins — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 2447?
SB 2447 is sponsored by Jackson_(32nd), Jackson_(11th), Moran, and Tollison.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2019. Enacted.
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