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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