Community and junior colleges; authorize boards of trustees to reduce or waive out-of-state tuition for certain students.

HB 822 would allow Mississippi community and junior colleges bordering other states to create policies reducing or waiving out-of-state tuition for students from neighboring states. The bill requires college boards to establish specific eligibility criteria for these tuition reductions, such as residency near the border. It maintains that state funds must primarily serve Mississippi residents, with a limited exception for associate degree nursing students. This change would directly affect nonresident students at border colleges seeking lower tuition costs.