Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: EDUCATION

As of 12/08/97 at 11:56

Instructions Bill Status Menu






HB   2  School districts; authorize rewards for confiscation of   Manning
        illegal firearms.                                      
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB   5  School boards; authorize to allow leave for school        Manning
        employees at same rate as state employees.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB   8  Schools; require African-American history course and      Perkins
        drug education programs.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  23  Schools; require each school district to operate an       Clark
        alternative school program by 1997-1998 school year.   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  24  School facilities; authorize school boards to allow use   Clark
   %    of for child care services.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  52  Schools; require emphasis on responsible sexual           Martinson
        behavior and prevention of drug use.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  61  Schools; require one minute of quiet reflection upon      Clark
        opening of each school day.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  91  Proprietary schools; decrease amount of surety bond       Endt
        required for certificate of registration for.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 106  School district superintendents; require classroom and    Simmons (100th)
        administrative experience.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 108  Alternative school programs; extend repealer.             Ford
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 121  Schools, elementary; minimum program allotment for        Holden
        employing counselors in.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 122  Schools; require fifth grade field trip to state          Holden
        correctional facility.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 132  Controlled substances; revise distance near schools for   Formby
        enhanced penalties.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
 * %    departments.                                           
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 211  Schools; appointed superintendents in all school          Denny
   %    districts.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 219  School Attendance officers; place under supervision of    Clarke
        State Superintendent of Education.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 223  Textbooks; increase allocation by One Million Dollars     Moak
        for one year to purchase.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 224  Schools; scoliosis screening required in.                 Moak
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 228  School boards; delete authority to increase ad valorem    Moak
   %    taxes automatically.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 229  Ad valorem taxes; delete school board's authority to      Denny
   %    increase taxes without referendum approval.            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 277  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Chaney
        telecommunications in schools.                         
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 313  Schools; grant immunity to certain employees              King
 *      administering corporal punishment.                     
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 318  Abstinence; teach as part of school health program.       Green (72nd)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 319  Schools; require public high schools to teach course      Green (72nd)
        including issues of slavery, genocide and the          
        holocaust.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 324  School districts; mandatory referendum on ad valorem      Reeves
   %    tax increase above fiscal year 1997 rate.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 325  School districts; mandatory referendum on ad valorem      Reeves
   %    tax increases above certain millage rate.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
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 355  School Districts; establish homerule if accredited at     Guice
        level III, IV or V.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 357  School districts; require all boards of trustees to be    Reeves
        elected.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 361  School districts; require certain officials to attend     Robinson (84th)
        budget hearings.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 362  School districts, municipal; provide for board member     Robinson (84th)
   %    from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 414  Alternative school; authorize administration of GED       Manning
   %    testing program in.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 424  Arrested students; require law enforcement to report to   Warren
   %    school officials.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 432  Charter Schools; exempt from State Board of Education     Cameron
        regulations.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 436  Sixteenth section lands; delete timber income from        Livingston
        calculation of minimum education program grants.       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 438  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore
        scholastic year.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 459  Schools; increase experience requirements for             McInnis
        superintendents and principals.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 555  Municipal school boards; require appointed members to     Myers
        reside within municipality.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 599  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Chaney
        teacher salary increases.                              
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 611  Teacher contracts; authorize school districts to          Taylor
        execute pending issuance of teacher certificates.      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 624  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for public school   McCoy
  $%    capital improvements.                                  
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 642  Radar; cities may not use on federal or state highways.   Cameron
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 652  State Education Technology Bonds; clarify authority to    McCoy
   %    use for Tech-Prep Fund.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 654  School buses; require operators and passengers to use     Clarke
        seat belts.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 666  School Boards; elect in all school districts.             Broomfield
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
 *      Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           04/24 Approved by Governor
HB 676  School districts; mandate countywide consolidation in     Guice
   %    certain larger counties.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 708  Schools; require hours of school day to be from 8:00 to   Scott (80th)
        4:00 in all districts.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 732  School bonds; majority approval required when district    Evans
        has no outstanding indebtedness.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  Bonds, school districts; prohibit attorneys fees from     Martinson
        being based on a percentage of bonds issued.           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 740  Income tax; authorize deductions from for completing      Moak
  $%    certain education levels.                              
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 767  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for additional      McCoy
  $%    funding of Tech-Prep Fund.                             
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 776  Income tax; allow deductions for completing certain       Moak
  $%    educational levels and bring forward various tax       
        sections.                                              
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 845  Bonds; issue additional to fully fund State Public        Manning
  $%    School Building Fund.                                  
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 872  School counselors; require salaries to be equivalent to   McInnis
        salaries of teachers.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 919  Teacher incentive loan program; create.                   Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 920  Education;  create alternative program for at-risk        Blackmon
        youth.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 923  Schools;  increase percentage of noncertificated          Blackmon
        teachers in.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 951  Chemicals; create Mississippi Public School Laboratory    Ellington
        Chemical Management Act.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 963  School elementary; minimum program allotment for          Dedeaux
        employing counselors in.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 994  Alternative schools; clarify discretionary authority of   Weathersby
        school officials to place certain suspended students   
        in.                                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1005  Schools; clarify authority to suspend or expel students   Weathersby
        for possession of any controlled substance.            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1028  School districts; require payment to Department of        Howell
        Human Services for students placed in training schools.
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1029  State Education Technology Bonds; clarify authority to    Chaney
   %    use for Tech-Prep Fund.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1030  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Chaney
        2001.                                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1038  School districts; establish home rule authority for       Chaney
        districts achieving level 3 or higher accreditation.   
           02/13 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1042  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for public school   Scott (80th)
  $%    capital improvements.                                  
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1043  Assistant teachers; fund under minimum program for        Moss
        kindergarten classes.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1098  Private driveways; authorize counties to gravel and       Reynolds
        maintain for school vehicle turnarounds.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1123  School district accreditation; require districts to       McCoy
        comply with standards concerning fixed assets audits.  
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1152  School Attendance Officers; place under supervision of    Weathersby
        school superintendent.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1153  Ad valorem taxes; require counties reduce millage rate    Weathersby
  $%    in certain instance, delete school board authority to  
        increase without referendum.                           
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1155  School administrators; grant certification to             Richardson
        administrators certified in other states without       
        testing.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1184  School districts; reduce teacher-student ratio in K-4     Moss
        to 1:20.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1218  Alternative school programs; require separate space for   Moss
        students in Grades 5 and lower.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
 *      program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           03/24 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
HB1293  Schools; require schools teaching evolution to indicate   Wells-Smith
        that it is only a theory.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1294  Schools; provide equal instruction time for teaching      Wells-Smith
        the theories about the origin of life, including       
        evolution and creation science.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1301  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Moore
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1307  Minimum Education Program; include percentage of local    Perkins
        gaming revenue earmarked for education in "other local 
        revenue sources".                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1314  School Attendance Officers; place under Attorney          Frierson
        General.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1347  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus.     Banks
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1349  School curriculum; require program for character          Banks
        education.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1359  Public schools; require screening of kindergarten         Martinson
        students for phonemic awareness.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1361  Schools; require schools to teach certain                 Martinson
        research-based reading instruction.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1362  Research-based reading instruction; implement as pilot    Martinson
 *      program in five schools.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1363  State Department of Education; require to assume          Chaney
        governance of all athletic activities of the public    
        schools.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1386  School Employment Procedures Law of 1977; revisions to.   Franks
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1387  Mississippi Essential Knowledge and Skills Report;        Martinson
        State Department of Education to prepare.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1408  Tort Claims Fund; authorize payment above limitation on   Green (96th)
        school bus accident claim.                             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1458  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance for support   Janus
   %    of schools.                                            
           02/04 (H) 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
HB1489  Schools; require all students to wear uniforms.           Scott (80th)
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1495  School district accreditation; authorize consideration    Chaney
        of variables affecting student performance.            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1527  Abstinence, to be taught in schools; Teen Pregnancy       Scott (80th)
        Pilot Program, establish.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1548  Education, State Department of; conduct study to          Scott (80th)
        determine if curriculum is academically challenging.   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1589  School superintendents; prohibit payments supplemental    Banks
        to salary paid by school district.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1596  Teachers; authorize superintendents to offer contracts    Broomfield
        conditioned upon graduation and certification.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1617  Education enhancement funds; clarify expenditure for      Davis (102nd)
        classroom supplies.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1620  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    King
 *      certain accreditation requirements.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB1628  School counselors; require school districts to employ     Holden
        one per every 500 students.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1629  School administrators; require State Department of        Holden
        Education to prepare report on.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1637  School attendance officers; increase maximum number per   Wells-Smith
        county.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1646  School attendance officers; create separate agency for    Frierson
        supervision.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1650  Health Education Program; require implementation in       Scott (80th)
        K-12 by 1999-2000 school year.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1651  Nurse, school; may be either registered nurse or          Scott (80th)
        licensed practical nurse.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1664  School districts; provide certain annexation procedures   Ellis
        and incentive grants.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1666  Summer Youth School-to-Work Transition Program;           Scott (80th)
        establish.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1667  Medicaid; capture available Medicaid funds for special    Short
        education programs.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1671  Education, State Department of; establish school          Scott (80th)
        resource officer position as pilot program in school   
        districts.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1672  Charter schools; authorize local public schools to        Chaney
 *      become.                                                
           04/24 Approved by Governor
HB1674  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Chaney
   %    appointed superintendents of.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1676  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Rogers
        2001.                                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1687  Charter School Act; create.                               Ketchings
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1690  School districts; elect all school board members and      Huddleston
        appoint all superintendents.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1698  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1699  Education Enhancement Fund; dedicate certain monies to    Chaney
        increasing K-12 teachers' and college instructors'     
        salaries.                                              
           02/04 (H) 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
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
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
SB2313  Multicultural understanding; require courses for          Harden
        students in colleges of education.                     
           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
SB2348  GED; provide ETV program for pregnant teens.              Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2372  School bus; tag number prima facie evidence against       White (5th)
        vehicle owner for unlawful passing.                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2387  Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale.          Bean
 *         03/31 (S) Died In Conference
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
SB2428  Appropriation; Dept. of Educ., Miss. Writing/Thinking     Hall
        Inst.; Addl.  FY97.                                    
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2438  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten services     Harden
   %    pilot program in public schools.                       
           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
SB2512  Schoolteacher and administrator licensure; revise         Ferris
 *      requirements for standard and special license.         
           04/10 Approved by Governor
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
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
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
SB2669  School Administrator Sabbatical Program; establish.       Simmons
 *         03/04 (H) 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
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
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
SB2900  Truancy; child may be committed to training school for    Burton
        second offense.                                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2962  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           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



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