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MS SB2715

Bill

Status

Failed

3/15/2024

Primary Sponsor

Dennis DeBar

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfer ownership and control of Mississippi University for Women to Mississippi State University, effective July 1, 2025, with the institution renamed "The W at Mississippi State University."

  • Require the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to develop and administer a transfer plan by July 1, 2024, including transfer of all student records, scholarships, endowments, and other funds.

  • Relocate the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science from Mississippi University for Women campus to The W at Mississippi State University campus in Columbus, Mississippi.

  • Amend Mississippi Code sections 37-117-1, 37-139-3, 37-101-1, and 25-65-7 to reflect the institutional transfer and rename references from Mississippi University for Women to The W at Mississippi State University.

  • Repeal sections 37-117-3, 37-117-5, 37-117-7, 37-117-9, and 37-117-11 related to Mississippi University for Women governance provisions.

Legislative Description

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; relocate to the campus of Mississippi State University.

Last Action

Died On Calendar

3/15/2024

Committee Referrals

Education2/19/2024

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