Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1225: Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; revise provisions related to.
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-153-235 AND 37-153-237, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend sections 37-153-235 and 37-153-237, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the requirements of the paramedics recruitment and retention scholarship program; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-153-235 AND 37-153-237, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 37-153-235, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-153-235. (1) There is established the Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program ("the program"). The scholarship program shall be used by the Office of Workforce Development, with the Mississippi Department of Employment Security acting as the fiscal agent, for the purpose of providing funding for grants to cover the full cost of tuition, fees, books and any required uniforms for qualified applicants to attend an accredited paramedic program and to reimburse the cost of a qualified applicant's fee for the successful completion of the National Registry Paramedic cognitive and psychomotor examinations. The scholarship program shall be funded from monies appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. (2) For the purposes of this article, a "paramedic" means a certified healthcare professional who specializes in providing emergency medical treatment to people who are injured or ill, typically in a setting outside of a hospital. (3) The Office of Workforce Development shall prescribe the terms and conditions of grants awarded under the program. To qualify for a grant under this program, an …
Sponsors
- Carpenter, Lester (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Aguirre, Shane (R, 17)
- Donnie Bell (R, 21)
- Hawkins, Josh (R, 10)
- Hobgood-Wilkes, Stacey (R, 108)
- Hulum, Jeffrey (D, 119)
- Mattox, Brad (R, 2)
- Scoggin, Donnie (R, 89)
- Tubb, Joseph (R, 87)
- McLean, Dana (R, 39)
- Anthony, Otis (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : DR - TSDP: WD To AP
- : Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A
Votes
- Passed As Amended (February 12, 2026): 112 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Passed As Amended (February 12, 2026): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program
Common questions
- What is HB1225?
- HB1225 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program; revise provisions related to.
- What does HB1225 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend sections 37-153-235 and 37-153-237, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the requirements of the paramedics recruitment and retention scholarship program; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1225?
- Failed as of February 4, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1225?
- Carpenter, Lester (R, 1), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1225?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1225.xml
Source: official Mississippi record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.