MS SB2174

Establishes a Legislative Internship Program administered by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, allowing third-year students at Mississippi state universities to work for state legislators and receive academic credit

Interns receive no pay or benefits and must use existing Capitol Building facilities and equipment rather than requiring new resources

Assignments last one semester with an option to extend for a second semester, with schedules mutually agreed upon by the legislator and student

Interns cannot perform functions assigned to full-time legislative employees and are restricted from the Senate or House floor during open sessions

Program policies are jointly determined by the Senate Rules Committee and House Management Committee, with legislators completing evaluations for grading purposes; program begins with the 2014 Regular Session