Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Education Committee

As of 04/21/98 at 09:06

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HB   9  Student-teacher ratios; reduce for school districts       Dedeaux
        accredited below Level 3.                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  24  Lauderdale County Board of Education; require municipal   Robinson (84th)
        school district to consent to transfer of certain      
        students.                                              
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  28  School destricts; require certain officials to attend     Robinson (84th)
        budget hearings.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  48  School districts; establish home rule if accredited at    Guice
        Level III, IV or V.                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 129  Schools; require all students to wear uniforms.           Scott (80th)
   %       02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 132  Parental visitation sessions; require in public           Scott (80th)
        schools.                                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 160  School boards; authorize to allow leave for school        Manning
        employees at same rate as state employees.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 181  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Endt
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 193  Extracurricular school activities prohibit in school      Frierson
        districts with low accreditation.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 201  Teachers' salaries; increase to southeastern average.     Moak
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 214  Schools; scoliosis sceening required in.                  Moak
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 217  Sixteenth section land; authorize sale of to certain      Moak
        Armed Services veterans.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 219  Schools; require African-American history course and      Perkins
        drug education programs.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 225  School employees; authorize payment for all unused        Manning
        leave upon retirement.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 230  Minimum Education Program; include percentage of local    Perkins
        gaming revenue earmarked for education in "other local 
        revenue sources".                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 237  School boards; elect in all school districts.             Broomfield
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 244  Comprehensive Evaluation Report; require State            Scott (80th)
        Department of Education to prepare.                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 245  School in-service training; require two days for          Scott (80th)
        behavior management techniques.                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 246  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Scott (80th)
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 248  Schools; require public high schools to teach course      Green (72nd)
        including issues of slavery, genocide and the          
        Holocaust.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 249  Abstinence; teach as part of school health program.       Green (72nd)
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 255  Sixteenth and lieu lands; authorize sale to homeowners.   Manning
   %       02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 269  Schools; increase percentage of nonlicensed teachers      Blackmon
        in.                                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 276  Average daily attendance; include expelled students in.   Formby
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 278  Health Education Program; require implementation in       Scott (80th)
        K-12 by 2000-2001 school year.                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 284  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Rogers
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 297  School districts, municipal; provide for board member     Robinson (84th)
   %    from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 309  Teachers; authorize superintendents to offer contracts    Broomfield
 *      conditioned upon graduation and licensure.             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 334  School attendance officers; extend repealer on.           Ford
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 342  Schools; require one minute of quiet reflection upon      Clark
        opening of each school day.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 343  School facilities; authorize school boards to allow use   Clark
   %    of for child care services.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 348  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott (80th)
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 385  Extended day and extended school year programs;           Scott (17th)
 *      authorize local districts to provide.                  
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 393  Boating safety courses; establish pilot program in        Guice
        coast counties to teach at public schools.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 422  School districts; grant statutory relief to districts     Chaney
        achieving level 3 or higher accreditation.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
 *      for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB 453  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Weathersby
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 465  Teachers; authorize to provide information concerning     Chaney
        homework to child care providers.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 469  State Public School Building Fund; extend final           Chaney
 *$%    maturity date of bonds.                                
           03/17 (S) Died In Committee
HB 483  School Employment Procedures Law; delete provisions       Blackmon
        relating to tenure.                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 484  Schools; require health class for seventh graders and     Blackmon
        allot funds therefor.                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 485  School districts; prohibit termination of employee        Blackmon
        contracts for constitutionally impermissible reasons.  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 493  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore
        scholastic year.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 496  Mississippi Private School Association; include all       Green (72nd)
        licensed secondary nonpublic schools in membership.    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 521  School districts; require annual report to State Board    Johnson
        of Education on renovation and repair needs.           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 522  School boards; delete authority to designate person       Johnson
        other than superintendent for selection of             
        administrators.                                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 523  School districts; authorize child whose residence         Johnson
 *      changes to complete school year in district of choice. 
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 533  Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history       Chaney
 *      background checks for applicants.                      
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 542  Schools, elementary; minimum program allotment for        Holden
        employing counselors in.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 560  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 574  Teachers; create duty to inform students of               Smith (35th)
        unlawfulness of certain conduct.                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 580  Public schools; prohibit employees from seeking           Smith (35th)
        personal information about students.                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 593  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Davis
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
 *         04/14 Approved by Governor
HB 614  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Thornton
        employed as teachers.                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 615  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Warren
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 632  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Chaney
        2001.                                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 653  Youth Challenge Program; authorize National Guard to      Capps
 *  *   award adult high school diploma to certain graduates.  
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 659  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Moore
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 662  School attendance officers; place under supervision of    Weathersby
        school superintendent.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
 * %    appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB 690  School Employment Procedures Law; require                 Blackmon
        nonreemployment of licensed employees to be based on   
        good cause.                                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 730  School bonds; majority approval required when district    Evans
        has no outstanding indebtedness.                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 733  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher loans      Green (72nd)
        for persons agreeing to teach in public school or      
        university.                                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 734  School attendance officers; transfer employment           Green (72nd)
        responsibility to local school districts.              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  School district employee teacher-scholar incentive        Green (72nd)
        grant program; create.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 736  William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program; available    Green (72nd)
        to students preparing to be school administrators.     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 760  Adequate Education Program; authorize use of interim      Johnson
   %    funds for teachers' homes.                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 761  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; extend repealer   Ford
   %    on bond issuance provisions.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 764  School fund-raising activities; require competitive       Bowles
        bidding process for selection of vendors.              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 807  Schools; incorporate law-related education                Dickson
        instructional approach.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 808  Teacher applicants; authorize certain persons failing     Dickson
        national exam to teach in geographical shortage areas. 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 814  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Saucier
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 828  Elected school boards; elect members at general state     Eaton
        election.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 848  School districts; reduce teacher-student ratio in K-4     Moss
        to 1:20.                                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 850  School discipline plans; authorize suspension of          Frierson
        employee's license for nonenforcement.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 851  School attendance officers; create separate agency for    Frierson
        supervision.                                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 852  Assistant teachers; delete authorization to hold GED      Frierson
        equivalent as minimum qualification.                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 879  Parental visitation sessions; require in public           Scott (80th)
        schools.                                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 893  Teachers; school boards may dismiss or refuse             Davis
        employment to persons convicted of a felony.           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 904  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Holland
        serve as.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 910  Compulsory school attendance enforcement, department      Clark
        of; establish under Office of State Auditor.           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 915  Alternative school programs; require separate space for   Moss
        students in Grades 5 and lower.                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 943  Sixteenth section lands; terminate lease upon             Shows
        conviction of leaseholder of violation of Uniform      
        Controlled Substances Law.                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 977  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; fund with state   Saucier
   %    gaming revenues.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 984  School Employment Procedures Law; require good cause      Frierson
        for nonreemployment decisions.                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1016  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Maples
        serve as.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1039  Mississippi Center for Adult Literacy; establish to       Scott (17th)
        promote literacy programs.                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1058  Ad valorem taxes; delete school board's authority to      Denny
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1061  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Chaney
        appointed superintendents of.                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1068  Adequate education funds; delete authority to pledge      Frierson
   %    for local bond issues and clarify Public School        
        Building Fund provisions.                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1079  School boards; Mississippi School Boards Association to   Manning
        conduct continuing education for members.              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1089  School counselors; require salaries to be equivalent to   McInnis
        salaries of teachers.                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1090  Teachers; establish performance pay plan.                 Cameron
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1113  Mississippi Excellent Reading Grant Program; create       Martinson
        under State Department of Education.                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1116  Nationally certified teachers; increase salary            Frierson
        supplement to national teacher salary average.         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
 *      supplement.                                            
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1149  Schools; increase experience requirements for             McInnis
        superintendents and principals.                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1170  Teachers; establish World Class Teachers Program.         Cameron
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1185  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
 *      auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1216  High school athletics; require physician at events        West
        having significant physical contact.                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1226  Citizenship and/or character education; authorize         Smith (35th)
 *      school districts to teach.                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB1230  School districts; require legal residency for school      Jennings
        attendance purposes to be legitimate.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1269  School boards; entity approved by SBE to conduct          Morris
 *      continuing education courses.                          
           04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1293  School counselors; require school districts to employ     Holden
        one per every 500 students.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1303  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Scott (80th)
        appointed superintendents of.                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1304  School curriculum; requires courses on sex education to   Janus
 *      include abstinence education.                          
           03/31 Approved by Governor
HB1328  Public schools; limit number of years that person may     Jennings
        enroll in.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1342  State Department of Education; develop program with       Warren
        juvenile justice system to decrease juvenile offenders.
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1350  Special municipl separate school districts; elect         West
        trustees in certain counties.                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1354  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott (80th)
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1379  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Young
        quiet reflection.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1380  School employees; establish rights of due process in      Holland
        regard to employment decisions.                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1389  School districts with added territory; authorize          Robinson (84th)
   %    automatic student transfers.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1393  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Robinson (84th)
        appointed superintendents of.                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1403  School Districts; not required to enroll persons unable   Manning
        to graduate by age twenty-one.                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1443  School attendance officers; place under supervision of    Warren
 *      State Department of Education.                         
           04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1456  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Grist
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1462  School districts; elect all school board members and      Huddleston
        appoint all superintendents.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1483  Teacher licensure; require state-administered             Scott (80th)
        examination of achievement to predict success of       
        teacher in classroom.                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1510  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Scott (80th)
        Program.                                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1515  School year; establish opening and closing dates and      Weathersby
        reduce required number of in-service days.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1517  Education Accountability and Assessment Support Center;   Manning
        create.                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1528  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Scott (80th)
        read a minimum of four books per school year.          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1530  Alternative schools; require Department of Education to   Warren
        develop various programs and reports.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1567  Teachers; establish alternative for licensure for         Grist
        applicants failing national exam.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1579  Sixteenth section land; delete requirement that leases    Bozeman
        to churches be renegotiated.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1650  School superintendents; prohibit payments supplemental    Banks
        to salary paid by school district.                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1663  Schools; require teaching of certain research-based       Smith (35th)
        reading instruction.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2201  School board training courses; continuing education       Ferris
 *      shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Assn.  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
 *      education.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
SB2356  Proprietary School and College Registration law; make     Ferris
 * %    technical revisions to.                                
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2531  William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program; provide      Ferris
 *      enhancements to and create Teacher Education for       
        Critical Areas (TECA) Program.                         
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2568  School accreditation; school districts at Level 4 or 5    Ferris
 *      shall be exempt from requirements.                     
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2572  School district employees may donate leave to another     Ferris
 *      employee suffering from a catastrophic injury or       
        illness; authorize.                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
 *      appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2762  School boards; authorized to contract for investment      Ferris
 *      and management of school dist. funds.                  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2836  Annual accountability assessment of adequate education    Farris
 *      program; require in Mississippi Report Card.           
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2856  Salaries of assistant teachers; provide an annual         Ferris
 *      incremental increase.                                  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2932  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Carter
 *      supplement.                                            
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2944  Reading sufficiency plans for all school districts;       Ferris
 *      direct State Department of Education to provide        
        assistance.                                            
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB3105  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Tollison
        serve as.                                              
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee



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