January 6, 2006
Outlook for Higher Education in the 50 State Legislatures
MISSISSIPPI
Dates of session
January 3 to April 2
Budget request
- For universities, $807.2-million, a 36.6-percent increase.
- For two-year colleges, $230-million, a 45.8-percent increase.
Outlook for budget request
- Uncertain. Mississippi officials are still unsure how much Hurricane Katrina will cost the state, especially since they don't know how much Mississippi will need to reimburse the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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