HB336 • 2026

Appropriation; Office of Workforce Development for the MS Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SERVING AS FISCAL AGENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING THE MISSISSIPPI ALLIED HEALTH COLLEGE AND CAREER NAVIGATOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Budget Healthcare

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Bell (21st)
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amount of the appropriation and its impact on student enrollment are not specified in the official source material.

Funding for Allied Health Navigator Program

This bill provides an appropriation to support and expand the Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program in fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

Provides funding to support and expand the Mississippi Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program for fiscal year 2027.
Designates the Department of Employment Security as the fiscal agent responsible for managing the funds.

Who It Names or Affects

The Office of Workforce Development
The Department of Employment Security

Terms To Know

Fiscal Agent: An organization or person responsible for managing funds on behalf of another entity, in this case, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Allied Health Careers: Healthcare professions that support direct patient care but are not doctors, nurses, dentists, or pharmacists. Examples include radiology technicians and medical laboratory technologists.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during the session.
It is unclear how much funding was specifically allocated for students interested in allied health careers.

Bill History

2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/25 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-08 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/08 (H) Referred To Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; Office of Workforce Development for the MS Allied Health College and Career Navigator Grant Program.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 336 *HR43/R877* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
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To: Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Bell (21st)

HOUSE BILL NO. 336

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE 1
DEVELOPMENT, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SERVING AS 2
FISCAL AGENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING THE 3
MISSISSIPPI ALLIED HEALTH COLLEGE AND CAREER NAVIGATOR GRANT 4
PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 7
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 8
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Mississippi Office of 9
Workforce Development, with the Mississippi Department of 10
Employment Security serving as fiscal agent, for the purpose of 11
supporting and expanding the Mississippi Allied Health College and 12
Career Navigator Grant Program created in Section 37-153-209, 13
Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 14
2026, and ending June 30, 2027.....................$ 2,500,000.00. 15
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 16
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 17
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 18
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 19
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ST: Appropriation; Office of Workforce
Development for the MS Allied Health College and
Career Navigator Grant Program.
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 20
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 21
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 22
and after July 1, 2026. 23