Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS

As of 04/21/98 at 09:06

Instructions Bill Status Menu






HB  12  Eminent Scholars Program; revise GPA requirements for     Guice
        recipients to maintain.                                
           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  32  Mississippi Eminent Scholars Fund; revise                 Guice
        qualifications for.                                    
           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 214  Schools; scoliosis sceening required in.                  Moak
           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 237  School boards; elect in all school districts.             Broomfield
           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 264  Schools; sentences for juveniles who commit crimes at     Robinson (84th)
        school.                                                
           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 347  Nurse, school; may be either registered nurse or          Scott (80th)
        licensed practical nurse.                              
           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 358  Teachers, retired; may be employed as teachers in         Morris
        certain districts and receive retirement benefits.     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 359  Bonds; issue for grants to restore existing or former     Morris
  $%    historical schools.                                    
           02/25 (H) Died In Committee
HB 385  Extended day and extended school year programs;           Scott (17th)
 *      authorize local districts to provide.                  
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 422  School districts; grant statutory relief to districts     Chaney
        achieving level 3 or higher accreditation.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
 *      for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB 453  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Weathersby
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 469  State Public School Building Fund; extend final           Chaney
 *$%    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 527  State and school employees' insurance; combine the two    Stevens
        plans into one plan.                                   
           02/03 (H) 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 549  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Smith (35th)
        members of certain organizations.                      
           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 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
 *         04/14 Approved by Governor
HB 613  Mississippi code; provide set to office of                Moak
        superintendent of each public school district.         
           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 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 692  Murder; murder on educational property to be capital      Blackmon
        murder.                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 702  Public School Employees Health Insurance Plan; allow      Stringer
        certain retired teachers to enroll in the plan.        
           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 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 932  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Robinson (63rd)
        increase compensation.                                 
           03/03 (S) 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
HB1047  School buses; require to be equipped with safety belts.   Holland
           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
HB1091  Ad valorem taxes; revise form and contents of notice      Scott (17th)
        required when a taxing entity or school district       
        proposes to increase.                                  
           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
HB1186  Immunizations for preventable diseases; require           Stevens
        Hepatitis B Virus immunization for middle school entry.
           02/03 (H) 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
HB1302  Grain dealers law; revise bonding requirements and        Holland
   %    require fee for license.                               
           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
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
HB1370  Juvenile records; require disclosure to teachers when     Warren
        child is ordered to enroll in school.                  
           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
HB1416  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus.     Banks
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1436  Speech and audiology; exempt services to school           Fredericks
        districts from certain regulations.                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1443  School attendance officers; place under supervision of    Warren
 *      State Department of Education.                         
           04/17 Approved by Governor
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
HB1522  Expelled students; require tour of correctional           Holden
        facility after second expulsion, for re-enrollment.    
           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
HB1648  School Nurse Intervention Program; Health Department      Stevens
        may create office to coordinate.                       
           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
HB1704  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Ketchings
  $%    tuition organizations and for extra curricular activity
        fees.                                                  
           02/25 (H) 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
SB2030  Early High School Graduation Scholarship program;         Jordan (18th)
        establish.                                             
           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
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
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
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
SB2138  Asbestos; Commission on Environmental Quality to          Dearing
        establish inspection and response action program for   
        school buildings (DEQ).                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2160  Motor vehicles; provide for special tags for vehicles     Bean
  $%    loaned to schools by dealers.                          
           02/25 (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
SB2218  Mississippi Code; provide 3 sets to each school           Dearing
        district.                                              
           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
SB2317  Youth court; notify school district to which delinquent   Hamilton
        child is transferred.                                  
           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
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
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
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
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
SB2416  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           02/03 (S) 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
SB2549  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           02/03 (S) 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
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
SB2732  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Ferris
        supplement.                                            
           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
SB2789  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        White (29th)
        members of certain organizations.                      
           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
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
SB2878  Falsifying documents issued by schools; define crime      Frazier
        of.                                                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2896  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           03/03 (H) 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
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
SB3023  Appropriation; Department of Education for Juvenile       Blackmon
        Alternative Program pilot program.                     
           02/25 (S) Died In Committee
SB3024  Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of         Blackmon
        Education to establish as pilot program.               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3054  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Johnson (38th)
        Support Our Students (S.O.S.) program.                 
           02/25 (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
SC 535  Resolution; class size task force.                        Farris
           04/05 (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 541  Resolution; task force study parental involvement.        Farris
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 542  Resolution; study school dropouts.                        Farris
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee



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