HB658 • 2026

Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for funding Paramedic Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AS FISCAL AGENT FOR THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Budget Education

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Carpenter
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify the exact amount of money allocated for scholarships and who will benefit from these scholarships.

Funding for Paramedic Scholarships

This bill provides funding to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security as a fiscal agent for the Office of Workforce Development to support the Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program in fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates $800,000 from the State General Fund to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Uses this money as a fiscal agent for the Office of Workforce Development.
Funds the Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program for the fiscal year 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security
The Office of Workforce Development

Terms To Know

Fiscal Agent: A person or organization that manages money for another group.
Scholarship Program: A program that gives money to help people pay for education or training.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
It only provides funding for one fiscal year, from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

Bill History

2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/25 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; Department of Employment Security for funding Paramedic Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Program.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 658 *HR31/R815* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
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To: Appropriations E;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Carpenter

HOUSE BILL NO. 658

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT 1
OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AS FISCAL AGENT FOR THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE 2
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE PARAMEDICS RECRUITMENT 3
AND RETENTION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 6
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 7
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Mississippi Department of 8
Employment Security as fiscal agent for the Office of Workforce 9
Development for the purpose of funding the Paramedics Recruitment 10
and Retention Scholarship Program established by Sections 11
37-153-231 through 37-153-239, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the 12
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... 13
..................................................... $ 800,000.00. 14
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 15
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 16
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 17
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 18
H. B. No. 658 *HR31/R815* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Appropriation; Department of Employment
Security for funding Paramedic Recruitment and
Retention Scholarship Program.
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 19
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 20
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 21
and after July 1, 2026. 22