SB 3009 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.

SB 3009 allocates $51.65 million from the state general fund and $4.3 million from federal sources to support Mississippi's student financial aid programs for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It directly affects Mississippi students using state-funded scholarships, grants, and loans by prioritizing aid for those eligible under Section 37-106-39 of state law and restricting certain programs for new applicants after July 2025. Key provisions include requiring annual reports detailing recipients and award amounts, prohibiting transcripts for students with unpaid loan balances, and reserving $70,000 for speech-language pathologist loan forgiveness. The bill ensures funds are used for existing state aid programs while mandating transparency through detailed public reporting.

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add new funding allocations for specific scholarship programs and to reorganize the structure of the act. The most significant change is the addition of a $70,000 appropriation for the Speech-Language Pathologists Loan Forgiveness Program and a new $250,000 reappropriation for administrative expenses. Additionally, the bill now explicitly includes a $3 million allocation from the Education Enhancement Fund for the FAITH Scholarship and Teacher Loan Repayment programs. These changes expand the financial support available for specialized student aid programs and clarify the funding sources for administrative operations.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include explicit funding allocations for the Speech-Language Pathologists Loan Forgiveness Program and to reauthorize administrative expenses for the Office of Student Financial Aid through a new reappropriation section.

FISCAL

Added a new Section 10 appropriating $70,000 for the Speech-Language Pathologists Loan Forgiveness Program, which did not exist in the original version.

Added a new Section 15 reappropriating $250,000 from the Education Enhancement Fund to cover administrative expenses for the Office of Student Financial Aid, with specific allocations for teacher loan repayment and the FAITH Scholarship Program.

STRUCTURE

Reorganized the bill by adding new sections (10-15) and removing the original Section 11 and 12, shifting the Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program definition to a new Section 11 and the FAITH Scholarship funding to a new Section 12.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting and header information to reflect the bill's status as 'As Passed the Senate' rather than 'As Introduced', and adjusted line numbering and page references.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 19, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

34 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors