HB 2 School districts; authorize rewards for confiscation of Manning
illegal firearms.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 14 Schools; increase salaries of teachers, assistant Frierson
* teachers and other school employees.
04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 25 Compulsory school attendance enforcement, department Clark
* of; establish under Office of State Auditor.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 108 Alternative school programs; extend repealer. Ford
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 239 Sixteenth section land; suspend bid requirements for Stevens
* governmental agency on mineral lease.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 313 Schools; grant immunity to certain employees King
* administering corporal punishment.
04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 326 Schools; incorporate law-related education Dickson
instructional approach.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 338 Mississippi Teacher Center; extend repealer. Ford
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 345 School boards; authorize members who are federal Johnson
@ employees to choose salary or per diem in same manner
as other members.
04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 351 Dyslexia pilot programs in schools; extend SDE Broomfield
reporting date and repealer.
03/24 Approved by Governor
HB 499 Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease Livingston
* provisions.
04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 675 Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education Ketchings
* Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.
04/24 Approved by Governor
HB 679 Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history Chaney
* background checks for applicants.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1123 School district accreditation; require districts to McCoy
comply with standards concerning fixed assets audits.
03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1236 Schools; may use video cameras to monitor student Walker
* discipline.
04/10 Approved by Governor
HB1270 Sixteenth section lands; authorize transfer for road Stringer
* right-of-way purposes.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1362 Research-based reading instruction; implement as pilot Martinson
* program in five schools.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1408 Tort Claims Fund; authorize payment above limitation on Green (96th)
school bus accident claim.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1416 Student teaching; exempt assistant teachers and private Miles
* school teachers from requirements.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1474 School administrators; exempt persons having begun Eaton
* certification process from new requirements.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1476 School transportation contracts; increase maximum term Johnson
* for private contracts.
03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1601 Teacher education cooperative program; establish in Frierson
* Mississippi colleges.
04/23 Approved by Governor
HB1620 Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive King
* certain accreditation requirements.
03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB1660 Teachers; establish alternative to NTE passage for Gadd
* certification.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1672 Charter schools; authorize local public schools to Chaney
* become.
04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2008 Tobacco advertising; prohibit near schools. Nunnelee
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2016 School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School Dearing
* Laboratory Chemical Management Act.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2029 Voluntary prayer; clarify use at non-compulsory school Kirby
events.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2035 School districts; require pupils to read a minimum of 4 Simmons
books per school year.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2038 School board elections; members of school boards in all Kirby
municipal separate school districts shall be elected.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2043 School boards; elect members in all school districts; Simmons
appoint all school superintendents.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2044 School board elections; elect members in all school Hall
districts; appoint school superintendents after
1/1/2000.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2047 Board of Trustees of Mississippi School for the Deaf Hall
% and Blind; reestablish.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2059 Equity funding for school districts; not reduced by Bean
sixteenth section timber or mineral sales under certain
conditions.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2061 School districts; authorize child care services in Ferris
% public schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2069 School board elections; elect members in all school Ferris
districts; appoint school superintendents after
1/1/2000.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2070 School districts; prescribe powers and duties of school Ferris
district financial advisors appointed by State Bd of
Education.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2074 School districts; provide certain annexation procedures Ferris
and incentive grants.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2075 School districts; provide for ADA count in cases of Ferris
annexation.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2078 School employees insurance program; state pays premiums Bean
of school lunch and Title I personnel.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2079 School districts; provide method for annexation and Bean
electing school board members.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2080 School district annexation; not automatic if municipal Bean
annexation crosses county lines.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2081 Minimum Education Program; one teacher unit for every Smith
20 pupils in Grades 1-4.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2082 Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in Smith
Grades 1-4.
02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2083 Minimum program funds; addl allotment for reading Smith
instructors in school districts with high percentage of
at-risk pupils.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2084 Approp; SDE for additional Teacher Assistants in school Smith
districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2085 Teacher certification; require instruction in all Smith
reading methods for K-4.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086 Students-at-risk; required parenting classes as part of Smith
health education curriculum.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2089 School curriculum; require program for character Jordan (24th)
education.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2126 School boards; elect members in all school districts; White (29th)
appoint all school superintendents.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2127 Public school accreditation; eliminate White (29th)
performance-based standards, repeal Workforce-Education
Act.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2132 School administration; exempt Charter Schools from White (29th)
State Department of Education regulations.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2135 Equity funding for school district; not reduced by 16th Burton
section income.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2170 School curriculum; require program for character Jordan (24th)
education.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2181 School districts; provide teacher with reasons for Nunnelee
nonrenewal of contract.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2215 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Simmons
% Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2273 School depository selection; State Treasurer selects if Ferris
conflict of interest on school board.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2274 Minimum education program; allot funds for employing Ferris
high school arts education instructors.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2275 Mississippi Adequate Education Program; clarify funding Ferris
components.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2294 Minimum education program; allot funds for employing Smith
high school arts education instructors.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2300 School board elections; elect members in all school Harden
districts.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2301 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Harden
after 1/1/2000.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2304 SBE study alternatives to NTE as a prerequisite for Harden
teacher certification.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2308 Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher Harden
incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to
teach in pub school or univ.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2309 Establish a Summer Youth School-to-Work Transition Harden
Program.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2310 School bonds; majority vote required on school bond Harden
issues.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2315 School districts; pay retiring teachers for accumulated Harden
leave at daily contract rate.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2333 School districts; provide certain consolidation Ferris
* procedures and incentive grants.
03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2335 Master teacher certificate; reimburse teacher for cost Ferris
* of process.
03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2341 State and public school employees' health insurance Hall
* plans; authorize capitated managed care contracts.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2348 GED; provide ETV program for pregnant teens. Smith
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2352 Compulsory school attendance violations; local law Smith
enforcement officers have jurisdiction.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2387 Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale. Bean
* 03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2398 MS Teacher Graduate Scholarship Program; establish. Ferris
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2399 School boards; authorize home rule with limitations. Ferris
* % 03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2400 School district purchases; school board may delegate Ferris
authority to bid and contract.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2401 School districts; provide certain annexation procedures Ferris
* and elect all school board members.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2402 Teacher certification; establish Commission on Dearing
Professional Educators' Standards and Practices.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2405 Minimum education program; allot funds for employing Ferris
elementary school counselors.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2410 School term; prescribe first day and last day for all Nunnelee
schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2411 School accreditation; school districts at Level 4 or 5 Nunnelee
exempt from requirements for.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2412 Mississippi Teacher Center; delete repealer. Ferris
03/17 Approved by Governor
SB2413 Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive Ferris
* certain accreditation requirements.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2438 School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten services Harden
% pilot program in public schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2439 School district employee teacher-scholar incentive Harden
grant program; create.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2460 School districts; prescribe powers and duties of school Ferris
% district financial advisors appointed by State Bd of
Education.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2467 Governor's Teacher-Scholar Grant Fund program; create. Ferris
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2483 Leasing of 16th section land classified as Hawks
agricultural; provide procedure.
02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2511 School depository selection; State Treasurer selects if Ferris
* conflict of interest on school board.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2512 Schoolteacher and administrator licensure; revise Ferris
* requirements for standard and special license.
04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2527 Commission on Volunteer Service; technical amendments Ferris
* V relating thereto.
03/28 (S) Veto Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2534 State Department of Education School Classroom Video Hall
Project; establish.
02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2537 Students-at-risk of failure; teen pregnancy prevention Turner
as part of health education curriculum.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2559 Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation Simmons
Program.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2572 Teacher salary scale; increase over 3-year period. Harden
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2590 Removal of students who interfere with class; provide Carter
procedures for.
02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2591 School board elections; elect members in all school Carter
districts; appoint school superintendents after
1/1/2000.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2635 Sixteenth section lieu lands; authorize exchange under Cuevas
certain conditions.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2649 Public school finance; implement MS Adequate Education Bryan
* %@V Funding formula.
04/23 (H) Veto Overridden
SB2655 School curriculum; may include religious matters when Little
* properly included in course of study.
04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2666 Teacher salaries; increase salaries of teachers and Ferris
assistant teachers.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2669 School Administrator Sabbatical Program; establish. Simmons
* 03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2703 Sixteenth section land easements; granted to board of Thames
supervisors without compensation.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2707 Education Enhancement Funds for classroom supplies; Farris
clarify expenditure of.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2709 Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies; Harden
* certain procedures for allocation of.
03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2711 School board members; require high school education or Johnson (38th)
equivalent.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2714 Medicaid; capture available Medicaid funds for special Gollott
education programs.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2716 Deaf Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act; Nunnelee
* establish.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2741 Charter schools; authorize State Board of Education or Hall
% IHL to grant charter status to ten local public
schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2788 Sixteenth section school principal fund; clarify Ferris
investment of.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2789 Certificated school employees; may hold certificate of Ferris
school buisness administration.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2855 General Educational Development (GED) programs; provide Ferris
* criteria for.
04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2875 FY97 funds for Educable Child and School District Hall
* Student Level Database Programs; transfer from minimum
program.
03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2882 Hearings under federal special education act; specify Nunnelee
certain criteria for holding.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2883 Transportation of pupils; eliminate time restriction on Johnson (19th)
private contracts.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2886 Teachers; require five days of in-service training in Farris
reading instruction for K-3.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2887 Mississippi Essential Knowledge and Skills Report; Farris
State Department of Education to prepare.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2894 Character-Based Sex Education Pilot Program; establish. Frazier
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2896 Falsifying documents issued by schools; define crime Frazier
* V of.
04/24 Vetoed
SB2898 Teachers certification; require skills in Farris
research-based reading instruction.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2900 Truancy; child may be committed to training school for Burton
second offense.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2953 School Employment Procedures Act; revise legal basis Turner
for decisions under.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2985 Extracurricular-athletic school activities volunteers; Walls
authorize use of.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3000 Charter schools; provide for establishment, financing Farris
and supervision.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3003 Public schools; require screening of kindergarten Farris
students for phonemic awareness.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3004 Schools; require schools to teach certain Farris
research-based reading instruction.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3005 Home school students; authorized to participate in Hall
public school interscholastic activities.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3006 Schools; textbooks and instructional materials to Farris
include research-based reading.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3030 School attendance officers; place under Attorney Furniss
General.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3031 School attendance officers; create separate agency for Furniss
supervision.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3035 School administrators; exempt persons having begun Gordon
certification process from new requirements.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SN 43 John F. Weeden, New Albany, Mississippi, as a member of GOVERNOR
the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television,
for the four year term of office commencing July 1,
1997
04/04 (S) Appointment Confirmed
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