"2025 Mississippi Youthbuild Pilot Program Act"; create with programs at Coahoma and Jones County Community Colleges.

HB 273 creates a two-year pilot program at Coahoma Community College and Jones County Junior College to provide job training and education for low-income youth who have not finished high school. The program requires each college to apply for federal grant funding (with Mississippi’s Department of Human Services providing a 25% match) to support construction training focused on rehabilitating housing for low-income families and special needs populations. Participants will spend half their time in classroom instruction (including leadership development and job skills) and half on hands-on construction work. The bill mandates specific services, including housing rehabilitation, and requires a 2028 report on the program’s effectiveness before the legislature.