HELP Grant; remove core curriculum requirement certification and revise family size and income for Pell eligibility.
HB 814 modifies Mississippi's Higher Education Legislative Plan Grant Program. It removes the requirement for high school counselors to certify students' completion of core curriculum courses, simplifying the application process. The bill also revises financial eligibility rules by adjusting the income threshold for Pell grant eligibility: it sets a base annual income limit of $42,500 for families of three or fewer, plus an additional $5,000 per extra family member. These changes aim to make the grant program more accessible to students from larger or higher-income families while maintaining the requirement that applicants must qualify for federal Pell grants.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations A
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Donnie Scoggin
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