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MS HB650

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lester Carpenter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Grants authority to the Office of Workforce Development to promulgate rules and regulations for the Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program
  • Removes specific statutory requirements for grant contracts, replacing detailed repayment terms with discretionary conditions determined by the Office of Workforce Development
  • Eliminates the explicit requirement that recipients repay grants with interest if they fail to serve as paramedics in Mississippi for three continuous years
  • Removes statutory provisions that previously suspended repayment obligations during active military duty
  • Effective date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; revise provisions related to.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Workforce Development1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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