HB1313: "Representative Bill Kinkade Fostering Access and Inspiring True Hope (FAITH) Scholarship Program Act"; create.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create The "state Representative Bill Kinkade Fostering Access And Inspiring True Hope (faith) Scholarship Program," For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For Certain Youth To Attend Approved Postsecondary Educational Institutions; To Authorize The Award Of Scholarships To Any Person Who Was Placed Either In The Legal Custody Of The Mississippi Department Of Child Protection Services (mdcps) Or At A Qualified Residential Child Care Agency At Any Time On Or After The Person's 13th Birthday; To Further Authorize The Award Of Scholarships To Any Person Who Was Adopted From Mdcps's Custody Or While Residing At A Qualified Residential Child Care Agency At Any Time On Or After The Person's 13th Birthday; To Further Provide That Kinkade Faith Scholarship Applicants Must Be Younger Than The Age Of 25; To Provide That The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board Shall Administer The Program; To Prescribe Initial And Continuing Eligibility Requirements For Receiving A Kinkade Faith Scholarship; To Address Summer And Holiday Room And Board Accommodations For Kinkade Faith Scholars At Approved Postsecondary Educational Institutions; To Establish The State Representative Bill Kinkade Fostering Access And Inspiring True Hope (faith) Scholarship Program Special Fund; To Amend Section 93-19-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Persons 18 Years Of Age Or Older To Enter Legally Binding Contracts For The Lease Of Real Property And Associated Utilities; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Limited Disclosure Of Records Involving Children By Mdcps To Student Financial Assistance Boards; And For Related Purposes.