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MS HB971
Bill
Status
2/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Credell Calhoun
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AI Summary
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Establishes a three-year Community Business Strategies Y-Biz Young Adult Entrepreneurship Pilot Program in Jackson Public School District beginning with the 2014-2015 school year
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Creates a public-private partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi's Southern Entrepreneurship Program and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education's Master Teacher in Entrepreneurship Program
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Serves two groups of 20 students each from two high schools and/or afterschool programs, with weekly two- to three-hour sessions focusing on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
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Includes up to 30 afterschool sessions per year plus an optional two- to three-week summer program, subject to available funding
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Caps annual appropriation at $75,000 and requires the State Department of Education to develop an evaluation system to assess program efficiency and effectiveness
Legislative Description
Community Business Strategies Y-Biz Young Adult Entrepreneurship Pilot Program; establish for Jackson Public Schools.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2014