Mississippi HB 1620: Appropriations; IHL for MS Valley State University for lowering tuition rate for 2020-2021 academic year.

Bill Text

HB1620 (As Introduced) - 2020 Regular Session 

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2020 Regular Session

To: Appropriations

By: Representative Osborne

House Bill 1620

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 
STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOWERING THE TUITION 
RATE FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021.

���� BE IT ENACTED BY THE 
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1.� The following sum, or so much of it as 
may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund 
not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of 
Higher Learning to provide funding to Mississippi Valley State University, in 
addition to the funding provided to Mississippi Valley State University by the 
board of trustees from funds appropriated for the general support of the eight 
(8) universities for fiscal year 2021, for the purpose of lowering the tuition 
rate for the 2020-2021 academic year to an amount not exceeding Five Thousand 
Dollars ($5,000.00), for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending 
June 30, 2021................ 

................................................ $ 
2,000,000.00.

���� SECTION 2.� The money 
appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money 
in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by 
the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants 
upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the 
manner provided by law.

���� SECTION 3.� This act 
shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.