AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT WHO POSSESSES A 3.5 GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR BETTER SHALL BE ADMITTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI ACCELERATED NURSING PROGRAM REGARDLESS OF THE APPLICANT'S SCORE ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST; TO PROVIDE A DATE OF REPEAL TO THE SECTION THEREON; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 17 ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RESIDENT TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 30 ON THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI EMINENT SCHOLARS GRANT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 20 FROM A SINGLE TEST ADMINISTRATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE PLAN GRANT PROGRAM; TO CREATE A NEW AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-106-29, 37-106-31, 37-106-75
Committee Substitute: 37-106-29, 37-106-31, 37-106-75
As Passed by the Senate: 37-106-29, 37-106-31, 37-106-75