Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee

As of 04/21/98 at 09:07

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HB 309  Teachers; authorize superintendents to offer contracts    Broomfield
 *      conditioned upon graduation and licensure.             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 385  Extended day and extended school year programs;           Scott (17th)
 *      authorize local districts to provide.                  
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
 *      for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB 469  State Public School Building Fund; extend final           Chaney
 *$%    maturity date of bonds.                                
           03/17 (S) 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 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
 *         04/14 Approved by Governor
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 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
 * %    appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
 *      supplement.                                            
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1185  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
 *      auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1226  Citizenship and/or character education; authorize         Smith (35th)
 *      school districts to teach.                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB1269  School boards; entity approved by SBE to conduct          Morris
 *      continuing education courses.                          
           04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1304  School curriculum; requires courses on sex education to   Janus
 *      include abstinence education.                          
           03/31 Approved by Governor
HB1443  School attendance officers; place under supervision of    Warren
 *      State Department of Education.                         
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2003  Truancy; child may be committed to training school for    Burton
        second offense.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2028  Automatic transfer of certain children to the schools     Bean
        of an adjacent school district; provide for.           
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2034  Teacher, public school; authorize criminal history        Little
        background checks for applicants.                      
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2043  School districts; provide teacher with reasons for        Nunnelee
        nonrenewal of contract.                                
           02/12 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2044  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2045  School term; prescribe first day and last day for all     Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2049  Deaf Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act;          Nunnelee
        establish.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2051  Home school students; authorized to participate in        Nunnelee
        public school interscholastic activities.              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2054  School district annexation; not automatic if municipal    Bean
        annexation crosses county lines.                       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2060  Home school students; authorized to participate in        Hall
        public school interscholastic activities.              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2061  School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School       Dearing
        Laboratory Chemical Management Act.                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2070  Voluntary prayer; clarify use at noncompulsory school     Kirby
        events.                                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2071  School board elections; members of school boards in all   Kirby
        municipal separate school districts shall be elected.  
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2074  High school graduation standards; require student         Hall
        community service.                                     
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2082  School accreditation; school districts at Level 4 or 5    Nunnelee
        exempt from requirements for.                          
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086  School attendance officers; transfer employment           Harden
        responsibility to local school districts.              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2087  School district accreditation; create task force to       Harden
        revise accreditation system.                           
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2088  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce.            Harden
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2091  Teacher salary scale; include service as a public         Little
        librarian.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2094  William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program; available    Harden
        to students preparing to be school administrators.     
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2099  School attendance officers; increase state funding and    Harden
        authorize local and federal funding for.               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2103  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Ferris
        school guidance counselors.                            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2106  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2112  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2116  School district employee teacher-scholar incentive        Harden
        grant program; create.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2117  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten services     Harden
        pilot program in public schools.                       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2122  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
        issues.                                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2123  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to    
        teach in public school or univ.                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2130  School board elections; elect members in all school       Harden
        districts.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2132  School board elections; elect members in all school       Carter
        districts; appoint school superintendents after        
        1/1/2000.                                              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2170  Adequate education program allotments; authorize more     Harden
   %    expenditures for instructional purposes.               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2177  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Rayborn
        reflection authorized.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Ferris
  $%    authorized millage for repayment of.                   
           02/25 (S) 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
SB2202  Regional alternative school programs; authorize 1 mill    Ferris
  $%    levy for support of.                                   
           02/25 (S) Died In Committee
SB2203  Non-licensed teaching personnel; increase percentage      Ferris
        which may be employed.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2204  Charter school districts; provide authority for under     Ferris
        charter school law.                                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2206  Public lands and funds; may be donated by city to         Ferris
 *      school district.                                       
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2207  Prescription drugs brought on public school property;     Tollison
   %    require school nurse to properly store.                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2216  Immunization for preventable diseases; require            Gordon
        Hepatitis B Virus immunization for middle school entry.
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2234  School employees insurance plan; include life insurance   Little
        benefits under.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2242  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions on.                                       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2280  Teacher certification; establish Commission on            Dearing
        Professional Educators' Standards and Practices.       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2283  School districts with added territory; provide for        Carter
   %    automatic student transfers.                           
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
 *      education.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
SB2290  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2291  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     Simmons
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2294  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Simmons
        Program.                                               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2302  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Frazier
        reflection authorized.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2308  School boards to use public bid procedures in selecting   Canon
   %    fund-raising vendors; require.                         
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2314  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2328  School attendance officers; transfer employment           Carter
        responsibility to State Department of Education.       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2339  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           02/25 (S) Died In Committee
SB2340  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2342  Decisions of nonreemployment under SEPA law; require      Ferris
        good cause for.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2351  Minimum program funds; addl allotment for reading         Smith
        instructors in school districts with high percentage of
        at-risk pupils.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2356  Proprietary School and College Registration law; make     Ferris
 * %    technical revisions to.                                
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2357  Safe school discipline plans; provide components to be    Hall
        met by local school districts.                         
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2359  Minimum program allotments for assistant teachers;        Ferris
        delete restrictions on use for employing certified     
        teachers K-3.                                          
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2363  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Smith
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2364  Approp; SDE for additional Teacher Assistants in school   Smith
        districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
           02/25 (S) Died In Committee
SB2367  GED; provide ETV program for pregnant teens.              Smith
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2370  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2373  Students-at-risk; required parenting classes as part of   Smith
        health education curriculum.                           
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2374  Teacher certification; require instruction in all         Smith
        reading methods for K-4.                               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2386  Retired state and school employees health insurance;      Kirby
 *      revise benefits.                                       
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2387  State and school employees' health insurance plans;       Kirby
        combine into one plan.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2399  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Nunnelee
        members of the Association of Christian Schools.       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2406  School capital improvements; prohibit use of state        Carter
   %    funds for payment of engineering or architectural      
        costs.                                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2411  Mentor teacher program; extend to school administrators   Harden
        and authorize retired teachers/administrators to       
        participate.                                           
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2412  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2415  SBE study alternatives to NTE as a prerequisite for       Harden
        teacher certification.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2416  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2420  Co-Lin Community College Bd of Trustees; provide          Dearing
        additional appointments from Adams County.             
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2429  Teachers; create duty to inform students of               Nunnelee
        unlawfulness of certain conduct.                       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2465  Teacher licensure; require state-administered             Blackmon
        examination of achievement to predict success of       
        teacher in classroom.                                  
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2466  Pre-vocational trade program for exceptional children     Blackmon
        Grades 6-9; establish and provide minimum program funds
        for.                                                   
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2467  Speech and audiology; exempt services to school           Dearing
        districts from certain regulations.                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2517  Removal of student from class for conduct; provide        Carter
 *      procedure for.                                         
           02/16 (S) Died On Calendar
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
SB2557  Salaries of school crossing guards in certain counties;   Hall
        increase.                                              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2563  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 1998; enact.       Smith
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2566  Teacher license renewal; require staff development        Carlton
        training or approved coursework.                       
           02/03 (S) 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
SB2569  School boards; authorize home rule with limitations.      Ferris
   %       02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2571  Removal of student from class for conduct; provide        Ferris
        procedure for.                                         
           02/03 (S) 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
SB2573  Salary supplement for teachers with degree in reading     Ferris
        education; authorize.                                  
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2574  School districts; authorize child care services in        Ferris
   %    public schools.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2620  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Furniss
        provisions.                                            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2621  Nonrenewal of contract for school district employees;     Nunnelee
        provide conditions, mentoring, etc.                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
 *      appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2702  Public school districts; authorize petitions for          Hawks
        locally managed "School of Excellence" status.         
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2706  Student Readiness for College Incentive Grant Program;    Hawks
        direct State Board of Education to implement.          
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2732  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Ferris
        supplement.                                            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2748  Functional literacy exam; authorize exemption for         Kirby
        physically disabled student upon petition.             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2762  School boards; authorized to contract for investment      Ferris
 *      and management of school dist. funds.                  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2766  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Simmons
   %    trips.                                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2792  School attendance officers; create separate agency for    Furniss
        supervision.                                           
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2817  Certificated school employees; may hold certificate of    Ferris
        school business administration.                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2836  Annual accountability assessment of adequate education    Farris
 *      program; require in Mississippi Report Card.           
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2837  State and public school employees health insurance        Farris
        plans for retirees; pay equal premiums.                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2856  Salaries of assistant teachers; provide an annual         Ferris
 *      incremental increase.                                  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2857  Assistant Teacher Reading Initiative; provide salary      Ferris
        supplements for reading education coursework.          
           02/12 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2858  Enrollment of students in community colleges; prescribe   Ferris
 *      qualifications for.                                    
           03/17 Approved by Governor
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
 *      tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2878  Falsifying documents issued by schools; define crime      Frazier
        of.                                                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2919  Parental visitation sessions; require in public           Johnson (38th)
        schools.                                               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2931  Abstinence education is the standard for any sex          Carter
        education in the public schools; require.              
           02/03 (S) 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
SB2952  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2962  School vehicles; operators shall be tested annually.      Burton
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2964  Pledges of Allegiance to U.S. and Mississippi flags;      Burton
        provide guidelines for public schools.                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2972  Recreational Facility Activity Fund; create and use for   Simmons
        recreational facilities on school property.            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2987  Criminal activity by students; authorize release of       Mettetal
        information to school officials by youth courts.       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2994  Salary supplement for school speech                       Hewes
        pathologists/audiologists who obtain the Certificate of
        Clinical Competence; authorize.                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3011  Student school choice; authorized.                        Hawks
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3012  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Hawks
        members of certain organizations.                      
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3024  Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of         Blackmon
        Education to establish as pilot program.               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3063  Mississippi Excellent Reading Grant Program; create       Hawks
        under State Department of Education.                   
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3066  Public school cafeterias; make excess food available to   Burton
        charities.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3072  School boards; prohibit funeral services in schools.      Canon
   %       02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3083  CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9-12.    Burton
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3105  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Tollison
        serve as.                                              
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB3106  School attendance officer administrator/juvenile          Tollison
        intervention program coordinator; authorize district   
        attys to appoint.                                      
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3124  Students-at-risk of failure; teen pregnancy prevention    Turner
        as part of health education curriculum.                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3131  School boards to use public bid procedures in selecting   Dearing
   %    insurance or fund-raising vendors; require.            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3143  Adequate education program; allot at-risk funds for       Farris
        employing elementary school guidance counselors.       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3156  Community college districts; transfer Hancock County      Cuevas
        into Gulf Coast Community College District.            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SC 536  Resolution; encourage State Department of Education.      Farris
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 539  Resolution; task force study reading and writing          Farris
        curricula.                                             
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 540  Resolution; implement character education.                Farris
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 542  Resolution; study school dropouts.                        Farris
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SN  10  Mr. Kenny Bush, Philadelphia, Mississippi, as a member    LT. GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Education, for a nine year term  
        expiring June 30, 2006.                                
           01/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  15  Norman F. Collins, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Council for Educational Technology, for the        
        unexpired term of office ending July 1, 1998           
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  88  Patricia Scarborough Patton, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a    GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Authority for Educational    
        Television, for the four year term of office commencing
        July 1, 1998                                           
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 123  A.M. Zeidman, Brandon, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        State Board of Education, for the nine year term of    
        office commencing June 30, 1998                        
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed



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