Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS

As of 04/28/99 at 14:06

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HB  14  Average daily attendance; include expelled students in.   Formby
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  30  School social workers; allot funds under Minimum          Flaggs
        Education Program.                                     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  31  Teacher licensure; delete national examination as         Flaggs
        prerequisite.                                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  32  Kindergarten; mandate attendance under compulsory         Flaggs
        school attendance law.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  65  Nurse, school; may be either registered nurse or          Scott (80th)
        licensed practical nurse.                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  76  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Scott (80th) *
        appointed superintendents.                             
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  79  Teacher licensure; require state-administered             Scott (80th)
        examination of achievement to predict success of       
        teacher in classroom.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 121  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
 *      auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 129  Home Economics; delete repealer on statutes requiring     Scott (17th)
        high schools to teach.                                 
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 138  Schools; scoliosis screening required in.                 Moak
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 161  School boards; elect in all school districts.             Moore
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 162  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore
        scholastic year.                                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 176  Teachers; require in-service staff development workshop   Flaggs
        in sensitivity training.                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 177  Teachers; require SDE to develop fringe benefits          Flaggs
        package of preventive care measures.                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 188  Summer School Enrichment Program; authorize school        Flaggs
        districts to provide.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 196  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Scott (80th)
        read a minimum of four books per school year.          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 197  Schools; require all students to wear uniforms in         Scott (80th)
   %    districts selected for participation in a pilot        
        program.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 202  Parental visitation sessions; require in public           Scott (80th)
        schools.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 203  School in-service training; require two days for          Scott (80th)
        behavior management techniques.                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 207  Parental visitation sessions; require in public           Scott (80th)
        schools.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 215  Teachers, retired; may be employed as teachers in         Morris
        certain districts and receive retirement benefits.     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 232  Bonds; issue for grants to restore existing or former     Morris
  $%    historical schools.                                    
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB 237  School districts; authorize child whose residence         Johnson
        changes to complete school year in district of choice. 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 240  Teachers' salaries; increase to southeastern average.     Moak
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 246  Education; revise various provisions.                     Flaggs
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 247  School districts; not required to enroll persons unable   Manning
 *      to graduate by age twenty-one.                         
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 255  School employees; authorize payment for all unused        Manning
        leave upon retirement.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 256  School boards; delete authority to designate person       Johnson
        other than superintendent for selection of             
        administrators.                                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 257  School districts; require annual report to State Board    Johnson
        of Education on renovation and repair needs.           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 311  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Scott (80th)
        Support Our Students (S.O.S.) program.                 
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB 323  Teachers; establish performance pay plan.                 Cameron
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 326  Teachers; establish World Class Teachers Program.         Cameron
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 360  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      King
   %    student whose presence is detrimental to educational   
        environment.                                           
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 383  School boards; elect in all school districts.             Broomfield
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 392  School bonds; majority approval required when district    Evans
        has no outstanding indebtedness.                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 437  School voucher program; require State Department of       Ketchings
        Education to establish.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 500  School voucher program; require State Department of       Cameron
        Education to establish.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 504  Appropriation; Department of Education for Juvenile       Flaggs
        Alternative Program pilot program.                     
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB 517  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Smith (35th)
        members of certain organizations.                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 522  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Smith (35th)
        education.                                             
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 524  Schools; require teaching of certain research-based       Smith (35th)
        reading instruction.                                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 572  Compulsory school attendance; FFA or 4-H livestock        Holland
        shows are excused absences.                            
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 583  School counselors; require salaries to be equivalent to   McInnis
        salaries of teachers.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 585  Schools; increase experience requirements for             McInnis
        superintendents and principals.                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 609  School nurse intervention program; extend repealer        Ford
        allowing state matching funds for school districts.    
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 614  Ad valorem taxes; revise form and contents of notice      Reeves
 *      required when a taxing entity or school district       
        proposes to increase.                                  
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 616  Quitman County, school district; extend repealer on       Ford
 *      authority to transfer Old Falcon School property to    
        board of supervisors.                                  
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB 630  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; fund with state   Saucier
   %    gaming revenues.                                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 643  Ad valorem taxes; school boards' authority to increase    Denny
   %    without referendum approval.                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 689  Extracurricular school activities; prohibit in school     Frierson
        districts with low accreditation.                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 691  School Employment Procedures Law; require good cause      Frierson
        for nonreemployment decisions.                         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 694  Beginning teacher support program; authorize school       Frierson
 *      districts to compensate mentor teachers participating  
        in.                                                    
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 695  Nationally certified teachers; authorize local school     Frierson
 *      districts and private entities to pay certification    
        costs and be reimbursed.                               
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 696  School districts; change teacher-student ratio in K-4     Moss
        to 1:20.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 705  Alternative school programs; require separate space for   Moss
        students in Grades 5 and lower.                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 726  State and school employees insurance; combine the two     Stevens
 *      plans into one plan.                                   
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 741  Immunizations for preventable diseases; require           Smith (39th)
        hepatitis B virus immunization for Grade 6 students.   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 749  School bus parking area on private residence of school    Manning
        bus driver; authorize county to gravel.                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 750  Nonlicensed school employees; authorize superintendent    Manning
        to assign without school board approval.               
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 751  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; establish      Manning
 *      under School Executive Management Institute.           
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 752  Public bid requirements; exempt school districts'         Manning
   %    purchases of state-adopted textbooks.                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 755  School counselors; fund under minimum education program   Clarke
        for K-8.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 756  Physical education instructors; fund under minimum        Clarke
        program for elementary schools.                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 789  School counselors; pay annual supplement for National     Stringer
        Certified School Counselor Endorsement.                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 802  Open enrollment; authorize students to attend any         Ketchings
        school within district.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 820  Money management skills; include in certain secondary     King
 *      level courses.                                         
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 823  Public school classrooms; require brief period of quiet   Broomfield
        reflection.                                            
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 886  Open enrollment; require policy allowing students to      Johnson
        attend any public school in state.                     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 887  School building plans; require Department of Education    Johnson
        to hire staff architects to develop.                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 920  Mississippi Excellent Reading Grant Program; create       Martinson
        under State Department of Education.                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 930  School districts, municipal; provide for board member     Robinson (84th)
   %    from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 931  School districts with added territory; authorize          Robinson (84th)
   %    automatic student transfers.                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 933  School districts; require certain officials to attend     Robinson (84th)
        budget hearings.                                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 934  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Robinson (84th)
        appointed superintendents of.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 935  School bus drivers; eligible to join PERS regardless of   Robinson (84th)
        number of hours worked.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 946  School boards; establish minimum educational and          McCoy
        meeting attendance requirements.                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 960  School accreditation and statewide assessment testing;    McCoy
   %    revise various provisions.                             
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 964  School districts; prohibit termination of employee        Blackmon
        contracts for constitutionally impermissible reasons.  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 965  Schools; require health class for seventh graders and     Blackmon
        allot funds therefor.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 967  Schools; increase percentage of nonlicensed teachers      Blackmon
        in.                                                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 968  School Employment Procedures Law; require                 Blackmon
        nonreemployment of licensed employees to be based on   
        good cause.                                            
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 970  School Employment Procedures Law; delete provisions       Blackmon
        relating to tenure.                                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1000  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1014  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Young
        quiet reflection.                                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1023  Public education; require Legislature to appropriate a    Manning
        minimum percentage of General Fund to.                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1029  Superintendent of schools; office maintained by school    Bozeman
        board rather than county in certain districts.         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1092  Juvenile records; require disclosure to teachers when     King
        child is ordered to enroll in school.                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1106  Teachers; school boards may dismiss or refuse             Davis
        employment to persons convicted of a felony.           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1116  Schools; allow certain grandparents to enroll students    Clarke
        in school.                                             
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1124  Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; supp.      Ishee
        salary for those in public schools achieving cert. of  
        clinical competence.                                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1134  Dyslexia; mandate testing and appropriate service for     Martinson
        public school students in need.                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1180  Abstinence; teach as part of school health program.       Wallace
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1191  School attendance officers; clarify treatment of          Grist
 *      accumulated leave upon transfer to SDE.                
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB1211  Tobacco funds; use to create pilot project to keep        Clarke
        children in school.                                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1218  Sixteenth section land; allow board of education to       Simpson
 *      grant right-of-way.                                    
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB1234  Task Force on a Prekindergarten Program in Mississippi;   Scott (17th)
        create.                                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1237  State Department of Education; conduct study on           Clarke
        suspensions and expulsions.                            
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1246  Reading courses; prohibit middle school students from     Martinson
        taking in summer for promotion to next grade.          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1248  Reading instruction; establish requirements for certain   Martinson
        elementary school students.                            
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1253  National educational certification programs; require      Manning
 *      State Department of Education to study.                
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB1255  State Department of Education; create task force to       Clarke
        study classification of school employees.              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1285  School attendance officers; transfer employment           Wallace
        responsibility to local school districts.              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1311  School board; prescribe procedures for electing members   West
        in certain school district.                            
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1318  Excellent Schools Program; provide incentive grants for   Montgomery
        improving schools/provide oversight by SDE for         
        low-performing schools.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1335  Critical teacher shortage programs; authorize teachers    Ketchings
        to serve in approved nonpublic schools.                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1342  School violence and safety; new programs relating to.     Manning
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1345  Limited open enrollment policy; establish for students    Cameron
        in Level 1 and 2 school districts.                     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1352  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus.     Banks
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1368  State Department of Education; develop program with       Warren
        juvenile justice system to decrease juvenile offenders.
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1373  School superintendents; prohibit payments supplemental    Banks
        to salary paid by school district.                     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1383  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Scott (80th)
        Program.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1387  Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration   Scott (80th)
        to construct State School for Children.                
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB1388  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Scott (80th)
  $%    of State School for Children.                          
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB1389  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Scott (80th)
        Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot       
        program.                                               
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB1390  Social workers; provide in certain schools having high    Scott (80th)
        incidences of crime and violence.                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1396  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott (80th)
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1398  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott (80th)
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1399  Health Education Program; require implementation in       Scott (80th)
        K-12 by 2001-2002 school year.                         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1403  Appropriation; State Department of Education for school   Scott (80th)
        counselors.                                            
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
HB1407  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Scott (80th)
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1420  Rescue Center Child Residential Treatment Program;        Holland
        establish.                                             
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1429  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Robinson (63rd)
        increase compensation.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1430  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Bozeman
        increase compensation.                                 
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB1443  Alternative schools; require Department of Education to   Warren
        develop various programs and reports.                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1448  Proprietary School and College Registration Law;          Franks
 * %    restore fee based on school's annual tuition income.   
           03/25 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1454  School attendance officers; revise various provisions     Bailey
        relating to.                                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1459  Education Enhancement Funds; establish fine for           Frierson
        violations of classroom supplies provisions.           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1468  School Attendance Officers; revise various provisions.    Clarke
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1481  Lauderdale County Board of Education; require municipal   Robinson (84th)
        school district to consent to transfer of certain      
        students.                                              
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1494  Income tax; provide credit for employers hiring           King
  $%    students as part of certain cooperative or             
        school-to-work education programs.                     
           02/24 (H) Died In Committee
SB2020  CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9-12.    Burton *
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2028  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Frazier
        reflection authorized.                                 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2029  Schools; require all students to wear uniforms.           Harvey
   %       02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2040  Safe school discipline plans; provide components to be    Hall
        met by local school districts.                         
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2046  Home school students; authorized to participate in        Hall
        public school interscholastic activities.              
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2053  Early High School Graduation Scholarship program;         Jordan (18th)
        establish.                                             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2067  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     Simmons
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2068  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2078  School districts with added territory; provide for        Carter
   %    automatic student transfers.                           
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2081  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086  Teachers; create duty to inform students of               Nunnelee
        unlawfulness of certain conduct.                       
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2088  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions on.                                       
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2089  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2092  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Nunnelee
        members of the Association of Christian Schools.       
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2099  Students required to be assigned to alternative           Bean
        schools; revise categories of.                         
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2118  Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in        Nunnelee
        public schools.                                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2121  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
 *      education.                                             
           03/31 Approved by Governor
SB2122  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2156  Assistance program for schools failing to meet            Ferris
 * %    accreditation; provide accountability and incentive    
        grants.                                                
           03/19 Approved by Governor
SB2157  Beginning Teacher Support Program; authorize school       Ferris
        districts to compensate mentor teachers participating  
        in.                                                    
           02/11 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2158  Master teacher certification; authorize payment of        Ferris
 *      fringe benefits and reimbursement of process cost paid 
        by local district.                                     
           03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB2166  School employees insurance plan; include life insurance   Little
        benefits under.                                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2167  Teacher, public school; authorize criminal history        Little
        background checks for applicants.                      
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2184  School Crisis Management Team Program; establish under    Ferris
        the Mississippi School Boards Association.             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2185  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Ferris
        serve as.                                              
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2187  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Ferris
        school guidance counselors.                            
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2188  Purchase of state-adopted textbooks by school             Ferris
   %    districts; exempt from public bid requirements.        
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2189  School Safety Center and Grant Program; establish in      Ferris
        State Department of Education.                         
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2190  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; establish      Ferris
        under School Executive Management Institute.           
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2191  Assistant teacher funds; authorize any school district    Ferris
        to use funds to employ additional certified teachers in
        Grades K-3.                                            
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2194  School attendance officers; authorized to transfer        Ferris
        unused leave and revise salary scale.                  
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2213  School accreditation; school districts at Level 4 or 5    Nunnelee
        exempt from mandatory requirements.                    
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2217  Inmates; prohibit working within certain distance of a    Johnson (19th)
        school.                                                
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2227  School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School       Dearing
        Laboratory Chemical Management Act.                    
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2248  Speech and audiology professional licensure; exempt       Dearing
        services to school districts from certain regulations. 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2254  School boards to use public bid procedures in selecting   Dearing
   %    insurance or fund-raising vendors; require.            
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2259  School attendance officers; authorized to transfer        Burton
        unused leave and revise salary scale.                  
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2266  DECD to develop public school campaign for television;    Ferris
        use lapsed funds for.                                  
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2273  School superintendent; grant standing to seek writ of     Ferris
        mandamus.                                              
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2274  Salary supplement for school counselors who obtain the    Ferris
        NBCC National Certified School Counselor designation;  
        authorize.                                             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2275  Proprietary School and College Registration law;          Ferris
   %    restore fee based on school's annual tuition income.   
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2298  Noninstructional school employees; authorize board        Thames
        designee to make employment recommendations for.       
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2331  School attendance officer administrator/juvenile          Tollison
        intervention program coordinator; authorize employment 
        of.                                                    
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2345  Truancy; child may be committed to training school for    Burton
        second offense.                                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2370  Prescription drugs brought on public school property;     Tollison
   %    require school nurse to properly store.                
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2375  Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students.   Burton
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2377  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Ferris
   %    authorized term of.                                    
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2386  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2401  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2404  Students required to be assigned to alternative           Bean
 * %    schools; clarify school disciplinary authority.        
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2416  State agencies; require standardized forms when           Hawks
        soliciting bids for public construction.               
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2431  Student school choice; authorized.                        Hawks
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2441  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2458  School enrollment; clarify requirement that parent or     Carlton
        guardian accompany child.                              
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2489  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2497  High school graduation standards; require student         Hall
        community service.                                     
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2506  Education of exceptional children in compliance with      Thames
 *      federal law; require, establish complaint procedures,  
        etc.                                                   
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2508  Salary supplement for school counselors who obtain        Farris
 *      national certification; authorize.                     
           04/23 Approved by Governor
SB2512  Seat belts on school buses; SDE issue regulations based   Furniss
        on federal standards.                                  
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2529  Employment of school/college/university female            White (5th)
        administrators; direct expenditures for.               
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2577  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2606  Compulsory school attendance; FFA or 4-H livestock        Hamilton
        shows are excused absences.                            
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2611  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Hall
        increase compensation.                                 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2650  Noncertificated school personnel; enhance employment      Harden
        benefits.                                              
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2656  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 1999; enact.       Smith
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2666  Superintendent of schools; office maintained by school    Hall
        board rather than county in certain districts.         
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2671  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2673  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Smith
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2674  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           02/24 (S) Died In Committee
SB2678  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Harden
        employees; repeal.                                     
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2681  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Frazier *
        members of certain organizations.                      
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2684  Adequate education program allotments; authorize more     Harden
   %    expenditures for instructional purposes.               
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2690  School board elections; elect members in all school       Harden
        districts.                                             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2691  School district employee teacher-scholar incentive        Harden
        grant program; create.                                 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2692  Mentor teacher program; extend to school administrators   Harden
        and authorize retired teachers/administrators to       
        participate.                                           
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2693  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2695  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten services     Harden
   %    pilot program in public schools.                       
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2696  Minimum program funds; addl allotment for reading         Smith
        instructors in school districts with high percentage of
        at-risk pupils.                                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2704  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
   %    trips.                                                 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2718  Mississippi High School for Visual and Performing Arts;   Farris
        establish.                                             
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2722  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2763  Salary supplement for school speech,                      Hewes
        pathologists/audiologists who obtain the Certificate of
        Clinical Competence; authorize.                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2765  School district accreditation; create task force to       Harden
   %    revise accreditation system.                           
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2766  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce.            Harden
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2775  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2778  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Farris
        school guidance counselors.                            
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2780  Public education; require Legislature to appropriate a    Harden
        minimum percentage of General Fund to.                 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2781  School boards; authorize home rule with limitations.      Ferris
   %       02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2785  Alternative school programs; authorize 4-mill levy for    Ferris
  $%    support of.                                            
           02/24 (S) Died In Committee
SB2786  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Rayborn
        reflection authorized.                                 
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2836  Excellent Schools Program; provide incentive grants for   Johnson (19th)
   %    improving schools/provide oversight by SDE for         
        low-performing schools.                                
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2849  Teachers; school boards may dismiss or refuse             Farris
        employment to persons convicted of a felony.           
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2871  Limited open enrollment policy; establish for students    Johnson (19th)
        in Level 1 and 2 school districts.                     
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2880  School districts; authorize to purchase                   Hewes
   %    revenue-interruption insurance.                        
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2893  Rescue Center child residential treatment program;        Ferris
 *      establish.                                             
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2951  Mississippi School of Fine Arts; create.                  Rayborn
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2954  School attendance officers; place under district          Furniss
        attorneys and increase salary scale.                   
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2957  Alternative schools; require Department of Education to   Bryan
        develop various programs and reports.                  
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB3025  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
 *      for public schools.                                    
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB3039  School attendance officers; authorized to transfer        Walls
        unused leave and revise salary scale.                  
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB3043  Budget and business operation authority of school         Ferris
 * %    districts; revise.                                     
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB3046  Local supplemental pay for teachers; require school       Walls
        districts to pay no less than the state average.       
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SC 503  Const. 69; require a balanced budget.                     Hall
           02/02 (S) Died In Committee



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