Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Subject: EDUCATION

As of 06/21/00 at 13:52

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HB  14  Kindergarten; mandate attendance under compulsory         Flaggs
        school attendance law.                                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  16  School social workers; allot funds under Minimum          Flaggs
        Education Program.                                     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  17  Mentoring program; require Department of Education to     Flaggs
        develop for students.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  18  Teachers; require SDE to develop fringe benefits          Flaggs
        package of preventive care measures.                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  33  Appropriation; Department of Education for Juvenile       Flaggs
        Alternative Program pilot program.                     
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB  34  Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of         Flaggs
        Education to establish as pilot program.               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  74  Teachers; school boards may dismiss or refuse             Davis
        employment to persons convicted of a felony.           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  87  Superintendent of education, county; prohibit voters in   Howell
 *      certain school districts from voting in election for.  
           04/30 Approved by Governor
HB 105  School bus drivers; eligible to join PERS regardless of   Holland
        number of hours worked.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 145  Public construction projects; impose surcharge to         Guice
   %    support certain construction education programs.       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 165  Summer School Enrichment Program; authorize school        Flaggs
        districts to provide.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 173  Schools; require African-American history course and      Perkins
        drug education programs.                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 178  Mississippi Student Summer Employment Program; create     Flaggs
  $%    and provide income tax credit to employers who hire    
        students under.                                        
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 185  Entrepreneurship education; require State Department of   Fleming
        Education to develop for high schools.                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 187  School voucher program; require State Department of       Cameron
        Education to establish.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 190  Limited open enrollment policy; establish for students    Cameron
        in Level 1 and 2 school districts.                     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 197  Prekindergarten education program; authorize State        Scott (17th)
        Board of Education to implement for four-year-olds.    
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 198  Adequate Education Program Funds; delete authority to     Guice
        require program management of capital improvement      
        projects.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 199  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Ford
        for one year.                                          
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 234  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
        auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 238  Noninstructional school employees; authorize school       Eaton
        boards to designate personnel supervisors to recommend 
        for employment.                                        
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 293  Exchange of school property; delete requirement that      McCoy
        needed property be adjacent to school grounds.         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB 295  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; delete         McCoy
        requirement for annual application.                    
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB 296  Assistant teacher fund; authorize any school district     McCoy
        to use for employing additional licensed teachers.     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 318  Automatic expulsion for certain offenses on educational   Robinson (84th)
        property; authorize to be less than a calendar year.   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 320  School districts; require certain officials to attend     Robinson (84th)
        budget hearings.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 322  Lauderdale County Board of Education; require municipal   Robinson (84th)
        school district to consent to transfer of certain      
        students.                                              
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 323  School districts with added territory; authorize          Robinson (84th)
   %    automatic student transfers.                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 352  School districts, municipal; provide for board member     Robinson (84th)
   %    from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 353  School counselors and attendance officers; extend         Warren
        immunity for maintaining control and discipline of     
        students.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 377  Arrested students; require law enforcement to report to   Warren
   %    school officials.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 383  State Department of Education; develop program with       Warren
        juvenile justice system to decrease juvenile offenders.
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 384  Alternative schools; require Department of Education to   Warren
        develop various programs and reports.                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 391  Board of trustees of municipal separate school            Holland
        districts; revise certain election procedures.         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 393  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Denny
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 419  Prekindergarten through kindergarten teachers license;    Scott (17th)
 *      authorize for certain holders of Bachelor of Science   
        Degree.                                                
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 464  Classroom supplies funds; continue current distribution   Moore (60th)
        policies after adequate education is fully implemented 
        in 2002.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 475  School bus drivers; authorize school districts to         Hamilton
        provide CPR training.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 514  Alternative schoool programs; require separate space      Moss
        for students in Grades 5 and lower.                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 518  School districts; change teacher-student ratio in K-4     Moss
        to 1:20.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 524  School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase           Eads
   %    limitation.                                            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 581  Public school students and employees; require use of      Woods
 *      titles of respect.                                     
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 582  Home schooling; require testing to verify student's       Ishee
        performance at appropriate grade level.                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 583  Research-based reading instruction; require Department    Martinson
        of Education to implement as pilot program.            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 611  School buses; allow penalty against school district for   Guice
        exceeding manufacturer's maximum capacity              
        specifications.                                        
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 624  Average daily attendance; include expelled students in.   Formby
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 641  Tobacco; prohibit use by adults on certain school         Moody
 *      property.                                              
           05/23 Approved by Governor
HB 659  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Fillingane
        quiet reflection.                                      
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 682  School voucher program; require State Department of       Ketchings
        Education to establish.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 689  Open enrollment; authorize students to attend any         Ketchings
        school within district.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 721  Virtues; authorize school districts to teach and post     Roberson
        writings on.                                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 750  School boards; elect all.                                 Chism
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 751  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Chism
   %    appointed superintendents.                             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 768  School counselors; fund under minimum education program   Clarke
        for K-8.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 776  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      Warren
 * %    students whose presence is detrimental to educational  
        environment.                                           
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 777  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      Warren
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 780  School buses; create rebuttable presumption that owner    Moody
        of vehicle that passes bus illegally is the driver.    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 809  Schools; require health class for seventh graders and     Blackmon
        allot funds therefor.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 810  School Employment Procedures Law; require                 Blackmon
 *      nonreemployment of licensed employees to be based on   
        good cause.                                            
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 811  Precollege Earned Credit Act; create.                     Blackmon
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 812  Schools; increase percentage of nonlicensed teachers      Blackmon
        in.                                                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 813  School districts; prohibit termination of employee        Blackmon
        contracts for constitutionally impermissible reasons.  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 845  Educator and administrator licenses; extend expiration    McCoy
        date of certain licenses for new renewal requirement   
        purposes.                                              
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 859  High school athletics; require physician at events        West
        having significant physical contact.                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 892  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Grist *
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 902  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Warren
 *      establish in State Department of Education.            
           05/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 903  School librarians; include public library experience in   Warren
        computation of years of teaching experience.           
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 911  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Whittington
        for public schools.                                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 948  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 977  Early childhood (0-4) education centers; establish        Roberson
        voucher program for needy families for.                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 978  State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at        Moore (60th)
   %    general state election.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 979  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore (60th)
        scholastic year.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1029  School curriculum; authorize academic Bible courses.      Clark
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1031  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Warren
 * %    establish for school district equipment.               
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1039  School security personnel; require minimum level of       Warren
 *      basic law enforcement training.                        
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1040  County Superintendent of Education; prohibit electors     Mitchell
        in municipal school district from participating in     
        election.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1070  School uniforms; establish procedure for implementing     Guice *
        policy.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
SB2017  Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for         Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2018  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Nunnelee
  $%    tuition organizations or public schools.               
           03/29 (S) Died In Committee
SB2026  Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in        Nunnelee
        public schools.                                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2027  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions.                                          
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2029  Teachers; create duty to inform students of               Nunnelee
        unlawfulness of certain conduct.                       
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2031  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2049  Noninstructional school employees; authorize board        Thames
 *      designee to make employment recommendations for.       
           04/25 Approved by Governor
SB2067  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     Simmons
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2071  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      King
   %    student whose presense is detrimental to educational   
        environment.                                           
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2077  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson
        students.                                              
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Johnson (19th)
        activities.                                            
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2092  Mississippi Student Summer Employment Program; create     Blackmon
  $%    and provide income tax credit to employers who hire    
        students under.                                        
           03/29 (S) Died In Committee
SB2094  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson
        Turnarounds.                                           
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2100  School dicipline; prescribe additional requirements for   King
        code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for    
        disruptive students.                                   
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2105  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2106  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           03/29 (S) Died In Committee
SB2107  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2113  Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of         Blackmon
        Education to establish as pilot program.               
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2141  Off-duty municipal or county law enforcement officers;    Nunnelee
        authorize to use public equipment for school security. 
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2143  School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School       Dearing
        Laboratory Chemical Management Act.                    
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2145  School boards to use public bid procedures in selecting   Dearing
   %    insurance or fund-raising vendors; require.            
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2147  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2149  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2164  Appropriation FY01; Department of Education for           Blackmon
        Juvenile Alternative Program pilot program.            
           03/29 (S) Died In Committee
SB2168  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2000; enact.       Smith
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2175  Adequate education program allotments; authorize more     Harden
   %    expenditures for instructional purposes.               
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2177  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2178  Noncertificated school personnel; enhance employment      Harden
        benefits.                                              
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Harden
        employees; repeal.                                     
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2188  Critical teacher shortage area master's degree program;   Harden
        include teachers currently employed in school district.
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2192  School districts, municipal; provide for board members    Carmichael
   %    from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2193  School districts with added territory; provide for        Carmichael
   %    automatic student transfers.                           
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2218  Truancy; child may be committed to training school for    Burton *
        second offense.                                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2223  CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9-12.    Burton *
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2224  Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students.   Burton
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2245  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
        trips.                                                 
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2253  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2262  Public education; require Legislature to appropriate a    Harden
        minimum percentage of General Fund to.                 
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2269  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on          Harden
        phased-in basis.                                       
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2273  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2277  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2288  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2295  School board election; elect members in all school        Harden
        districts.                                             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2299  Approp; SDE for additional teacher assistants in school   Smith
        districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
           03/29 (S) Died In Committee
SB2302  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot        Harden
 * %    program in public schools.                             
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2307  School district accreditation; create task force to       Harden
   %    revise accreditation system.                           
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2318  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Frazier
        reflection authorized.                                 
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2330  School safety and school violence; enact prevention       Simmons
   %    programs.                                              
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2331  Parent/family education programs; authorize under State   Simmons
        Board of Education and establish criteria.             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2332  Pre-kindergarten education program; authorize under       Blackmon
        State Board of Education and establish criteria.       
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2333  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Johnson (38th)
        establish in State Dept. of Education.                 
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2334  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Blackmon
        school guidance counselors.                            
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2336  Pre-vocational trade program for exceptional children     Blackmon
        Grades 6-9; establish and provide minimum program funds
        for.                                                   
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2346  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2347  Juvenile Health Recovery Residential Treatment Program;   Simmons
        establish.                                             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2352  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2355  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Chaney
        2001.                                                  
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2373  Local supplemental pay for teachers; require school       Walls
        districts to pay no less than the state average.       
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2385  School attendance officers; revise salary scale.          Walls
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2409  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
 *$%    revise.                                                
           04/18 (H) Died In Committee
SB2459  Appropriations; Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship        Gordon
        Program; Addl. FY2000.                                 
           02/08 Approved by Governor
SB2487  Acquisition of school district property by the exchange   Harden
 * %    method; clarify.                                       
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2488  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Harden
 *      accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        provide.                                               
           05/22 Approved by Governor
SB2489  Critical teacher shortage area master's degree program;   Harden
        include teachers currently employed in school district.
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2490  Beginning teacher and principal support pilot programs;   Harden
        clarify reapplication procedure.                       
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2491  School board members; prescribe educational               Harden
 *      qualifications.                                        
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2492  Superintendents of the Mississippi Schools for the        Harden
        Blind and Deaf; salary to be determined by State Board 
        of Education.                                          
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2505  Assistant teacher funds; authorize any school district    Harden
        to use funds to employ additional certified teachers in
        Grades K-3.                                            
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2522  Immunity of school personnel from liability for lawful    Harden
        action; add school counselors to.                      
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2528  MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact.                      Harden
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2544  Education of exceptional children in compliance with      Harden
 *      federal law; revise requirements and complaint         
        procedures.                                            
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2545  Professional school district staff shall be properly      Harden
        licensed and endorsed; require for purposes of minimum 
        program funding.                                       
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2569  Appropriation; Dept. of Education - Minimum Prog. &       Gordon
 *      Uniform Millage Asst.; Addl. FY2000.                   
           05/22 Approved by Governor
SB2597  School district security personnel with police power;     Harden
        require minimum training standards.                    
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2651  Corporal punishment in public schools; direct State       Harden
        Board of Education and local school boards to adopt    
        policy regarding use of.                               
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2658  Public school licensed and nonlicensed employees;         Chaney
 * %    require criminal records background checks for         
        applicants.                                            
           05/22 Approved by Governor
SB2663  Certain persons may apply for pre-kindergarten teachers   Farris *
        license; authorize.                                    
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2666  Use of tobacco by adults on educational property;         Huggins
        prohibit.                                              
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2678  Physical education classes; require in Grades K-9         Harden
        beginning with 2000-2001 school year.                  
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2686  Pre-kindergarten education program; authorize under       Farris *
        State Board of Education and establish criteria.       
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2745  Annual recognition of inclusive programs for children     Nunnelee
 *      with disabilities; SDE provide for.                    
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2747  Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact.         Nunnelee
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2753  Chickenpox vaccination; prerequisite to child's entry     Hewes *
        into kindergarten.                                     
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2784  "Declaration of Independence"; require school students    Nunnelee
        to recite.                                             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2849  School board members; prescribe educational               Johnson (38th)
        qualifications.                                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2850  School board elections; elect members in all school       Johnson (38th)
        districts.                                             
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2851  School superintendents; appoint all superinendents        Johnson (38th)
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2852  Public school licensed and nonlicensed employees;         Harden
   %    require criminal records background checks for new     
        applicants.                                            
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2859  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Farris
        school guidance counselors.                            
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2860  School guidance counselors; allot minimum program funds   Harden
        for.                                                   
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2861  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Harden
        for one year.                                          
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2862  Nationally certified school psychologists; provide        Bryan
        salary supplement for.                                 
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2890  School mentoring pilot programs; SDE establish in         Nunnelee
        school districts.                                      
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2897  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2902  School districts; authorize to purchase                   Hewes
   %    revenue-interruption insurance.                        
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2920  School Employment Procedures Law; require good cause      Minor
   %    for nonreemployment decisions.                         
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2921  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
 *      activities.                                            
           05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2989  Public school arts instructors; fund under Minimum        Chaney
        Education Program.                                     
           03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SC 515  School districts; resolution encouraging training staff   Johnson (19th)
        member in CPR and Heimlich.                            
           05/07 (S) Died In Committee



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