Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB338: 2026 Construction Training Assistance Fund; create and provide funding for.
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEPOSIT A PORTION OF STATE SALES TAX REVENUE INTO THE 2026 CONSTRUCTION TRAINING ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED IN THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO ASSIST PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND JUNIOR COLLEGES AND K-12 SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RELATED TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND FOR PAYING THE COSTS CHARGED BY A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SUCH TRAINING; TO PROVIDE AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, JUNIOR COLLEGES AND K-12 SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRANT PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE "2026 CONSTRUCTION TRAINING ASSISTANCE FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE FUND SHALL BE DISBURSED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, TO THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GRANTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 27-65-75, mississippi code of 1972, to deposit a portion of state sales tax revenue into the 2026 construction training assistance fund created in this act; to provide that the mississippi office of workforce development shall establish a program to provide grants to assist public community colleges and junior colleges and k-12 school systems in paying costs associated with providing construction industry related training for students and for paying the costs charged by a community college or junior college for students to receive such training…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEPOSIT A PORTION OF STATE SALES TAX REVENUE INTO THE 2026 CONSTRUCTION TRAINING ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED IN THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO ASSIST PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND JUNIOR COLLEGES AND K-12 SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RELATED TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND FOR PAYING THE COSTS CHARGED BY A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SUCH TRAINING; TO PROVIDE AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, JUNIOR COLLEGES AND K-12 SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRANT PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE "2026 CONSTRUCTION TRAINING ASSISTANCE FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE FUND SHALL BE DISBURSED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, TO THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO USE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GRANTS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 27-65-75. On or before the fifteenth day of each month, the revenue collected under the provisions of this chapter during the preceding month shall be …