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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Legislature considers $15 million appropriation for Mississippi Delta Community College Law Enforcement Training Academy
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Sarita Simmons
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 3243 proposes a $15 million from the to Mississippi Delta Community College for the beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, to defray costs associated with improvements to and expansion of its Law Enforcement Training Academy.
The measure directs state funds toward regional infrastructure, affecting capital outlays for training facilities at Mississippi Delta Community College.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Mississippi Delta Community College
Receives an appropriation of $15,000,000.00 for improvements and expansion of its Law Enforcement Training Academy.
State Treasurer
Required to pay out the appropriated money out of the State General Fund upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 25, 2026Senate02/25 (S) Died In Committee
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCommittee02/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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