HB 425 Summary

• Amends Section 37-157-1 to revise high school coursework requirements for Student Tuition Assistance Grants at Mississippi state institutions of higher learning.

• Replaces the detailed core curriculum specification with a requirement for 17.5 units including the College Preparatory Curriculum approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, one unit of art from Mississippi Department of Education Arts-Visual and Performing series, and one additional advanced elective unit (which may include Foreign Language II).

• Changes administrative oversight terminology from "State Board for Community and Junior Colleges" to "Mississippi Community College Board" for program implementation and rule-making.

• Maintains existing eligibility requirements for tuition assistance including Mississippi residency, parent/guardian domiciliary status, 2.5 minimum high school GPA, ACT score of 20 or equivalent, financial need, and clean criminal record (except misdemeanor traffic violations).

• Takes effect upon passage.