Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS - PUBLIC

As of 04/21/98 at 09:06

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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 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 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 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
  $%    historical schools.                                    
           02/25 (H) Died In Committee
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
 *      for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HB 453  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Weathersby
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 469  State Public School Building Fund; extend final           Chaney
 *$%    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 527  State and school employees' insurance; combine the two    Stevens
        plans into one plan.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 542  Schools, elementary; minimum program allotment for        Holden
        employing counselors in.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 560  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 574  Teachers; create duty to inform students of               Smith (35th)
        unlawfulness of certain conduct.                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 580  Public schools; prohibit employees from seeking           Smith (35th)
        personal information about students.                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
 *         04/14 Approved by Governor
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 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 760  Adequate Education Program; authorize use of interim      Johnson
   %    funds for teachers' homes.                             
           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 850  School discipline plans; authorize suspension of          Frierson
        employee's license for nonenforcement.                 
           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 915  Alternative school programs; require separate space for   Moss
        students in Grades 5 and lower.                        
           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
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
HB1089  School counselors; require salaries to be equivalent to   McInnis
        salaries of teachers.                                  
           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
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
 *      supplement.                                            
           04/09 Approved by Governor
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
HB1293  School counselors; require school districts to employ     Holden
        one per every 500 students.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1328  Public schools; limit number of years that person may     Jennings
        enroll in.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1354  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott (80th)
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1379  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Young
        quiet reflection.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
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
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
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
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
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
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
SB2122  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
        issues.                                                
           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
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
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
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
SB2280  Teacher certification; establish Commission on            Dearing
        Professional Educators' Standards and Practices.       
           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
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
SB2340  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           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
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
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
SB2517  Removal of student from class for conduct; provide        Carter
 *      procedure for.                                         
           02/16 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2563  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 1998; enact.       Smith
           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
SB2571  Removal of student from class for conduct; provide        Ferris
        procedure for.                                         
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2732  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Ferris
        supplement.                                            
           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
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
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
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
SB3063  Mississippi Excellent Reading Grant Program; create       Hawks
        under State Department of Education.                   
           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



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