Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS - PUBLIC

As of 04/25/01 at 09:44

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HB  51  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Fillingane
 *      quiet reflection.                                      
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB  53  "No pass, no play" law; establish for public schools.     Chism
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  56  Public schools; prohibit zero tolerance discipline        Fleming
        plans.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  57  Mississippi History; require comprehensive course for     Clark
        9th grade public school students.                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  59  Physical Education; require public high schools to        Fleming
        teach daily.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  60  Home schooling; require testing to verify student's       Ishee
        performance at appropriate grade level.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  61  Scholastic year; prohibit schools from opening before     Markham
        August 15.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  66  Personal finance and entrepreneurship course; require     Fleming
        for high school graduation.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  68  Limited open enrollment policy; establish for students    Cameron
        in Level 1 and 2 school districts.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  71  School voucher program; require State Department of       Cameron
        Education to establish.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  73  Public schools; prohibit grouping students according to   Fleming
        ability.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 160  Mississippi Construction Education Trust; clarify fund    Guice
        distribution.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 298  Public schools; require all instruction to be delivered   Reeves
 *      in English language.                                   
           03/07 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 303  U.S. flag; require public schools to fly at half-staff    Brown
        pursuant to federal order or law.                      
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 324  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements    Fleming
  $%    to Level I and Level II public high schools.           
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB 343  Home school students; authorize participation in public   Reeves
        school extracurricular activities.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 392  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore (60th)
        scholastic year.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 421  Textbooks; require public schools to make purchasing      Wells-Smith
        information available to parents.                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 436  Construction Education Fund; clarify certain language     Guice
   %    relating to.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 458  Construction Education Fund; authorize distribution to    Guice
   %    the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation.     
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 496  Video camera; require in every public school classroom    Clark
        and bus.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  School districts; prohibit termination of employee        Blackmon
        contracts for constitutionally impermissible reasons.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 535  School counselors; fund under minimum education program   Dedeaux
        for K-8.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 551  School nurse intervention program; establish special      Dedeaux
        fund and program to assist school districts in         
        defraying costs of.                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 623  Mississippi report card; include data on districts'       Eads
        spending for educational and noneducational purposes.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 772  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Young
        quiet reflection.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 776  Budget; abolish diversion to Education Enhancement Fund   Frierson
 *   V  from unencumbered year-end General Fund cash balance.  
           03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB 779  Alternative schools programs; require separate space      Moss
        for students in Grades 5 and lower.                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 808  Education Enhancement Fund; cap ending cash balance       McCoy
        amount transferred to.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 825  Family Literacy for Family Independence Act; create.      Clark
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 840  Home school and nonpublic school students; authorize      Reeves
   %    use of school materials and provide refund of school   
        taxes.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 860  Education of exceptional children; revise requirements    Brown
        and hearing procedures.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 893  School counselors; fund under minimum education program   Clarke
        for K-8.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 989  Special school district; create at Walnut Grove Youth     Malone
        Correctional Facility.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1002  School guidance counselors; define comprehensive          Warren
        services to be provided in schools.                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1062  Education budgets; prohibit new programs until deficits   Eads
        are fully funded.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1091  CPR; require as part of health curriculum for high        Barnett (92nd)
        school graduation.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1192  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Scott (80th)
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1193  School resource officers; establish pilot program under   Scott (80th)
        Department of Human Services.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1201  Public school expulsions; require case-by-case            West
        examinations and school district policy on.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1203  High school athletics; require physician at events        West
        having significant physical contact.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1212  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott (80th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1213  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott (80th)
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1271  School Bonds; reduce vote required to authorize           Eads
   %    issuance of.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1272  School bonds; reduce vote required to authorize           Myers
   %    issuance of.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1278  First Grade; authorize enrollment of children under age   Straughter
        6 who pass assessment.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1283  Social workers; provide in schools having high            Scott (80th)
        incidences of crime and violence.                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1294  School cafeterias; require all districts to offer         Shows
        selection of milk, juice or water.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1310  Education Enhancement Fund; require Office of             Frierson
        Educational Accountability to audit classroom supplies 
        funds.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1398  School voucher program; require State Department of       Ketchings
        Education to establish.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1428  Research-based reading instruction; require Department    Martinson
 *      of Education to implement as pilot program.            
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1493  Student assistance and peer counseling; establish         Flaggs
        program as alternive to detention or suspension.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1511  "IN GOD WE TRUST"; require display in each public         Chism
        school classroom.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1512  Public schools; authorize display of Ten Commandments     Warren
        in classrooms and other areas.                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1516  Appropriation; Department of Education for Minimum        Warren
        Program, additional for FY 2001.                       
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1541  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Scott (80th)
        Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot       
        program.                                               
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1543  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Scott (80th)
        Support Our Students (S.O.S.) program.                 
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1544  Appropriation; Recreational Facilities Activity Program   Scott (80th)
        Fund administered by Department of Education.          
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1545  Appropriation; State Department of Education for school   Scott (80th)
        counselors.                                            
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1546  Appropriation; Department of Human Services for school    Scott (80th)
        resource officers.                                     
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
SB2002  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2003  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2004  Teacher certification; require instruction in all         Smith
        reading methods for K-4.                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2006  Approp. FY2002; SDE for additional teacher assistants     Smith
        in school districts with 60% participation in free     
        lunch program.                                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2012  Cheerleaders in middle school and high school; shall      Smith
        receive 1/2 credit toward graduation.                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2042  Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for         Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2047  "Declaration of Independence"; require school students    Nunnelee
        to recite.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2056  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2059  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions.                                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2070  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2108  Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students.   Burton
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2113  CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9-12.    Burton *
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2118  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Frazier
        reflection authorized.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2182  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Harden
        for one year.                                          
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2191  Physical education classes; require in Grades K-9         Harden
        beginning with 2001-2002 school year.                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on          Harden
        phased-in basis.                                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2201  School administrators spending education enhancement      Harden
        funds for classroom instructional supplies; criminal   
        penalties for misuse.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2208  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
   %    trips.                                                 
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2214  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2222  House Bill 400 provision transferring 50% of              Gordon
        unencumbered year-end cash balance into Education      
        Enhancement Fund; delete.                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2229  School Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program; extend     Harden
 *      repealer.                                              
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2231  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2237  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Harden
        employees; repeal.                                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2239  MS School Safety Act of 2001; enact.                      Little
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2242  Department of Education; devise program to award high     Kirby
        school diplomas to World War II veterans.              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2243  Department of Education; devise program to award high     Browning
        school diplomas to World War II veterans.              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2309  Pilot program for testing and remediaton for students     Harden
 *      with dyslexia; delete repealer.                        
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2323  Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students.   Burton
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2354  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2000; enact.       Smith
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2356  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2390  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2413  Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact.         Nunnelee
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2453  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2477  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson
        students.                                              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2490  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2568  Alternative School Programs; increase allotment of        Jackson
        funds for.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2576  "IN GOD WE TRUST"; require display in each public         Nunnelee
        school classroom.                                      
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2578  Occupational Diploma for students with disabilities;      Chaney
 *      authorize SBE to issue criteria.                       
           04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2584  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2633  Education of exceptional children; require notice to      Harden
 *      parents regarding assessment of child.                 
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2641  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Johnson (38th)
        establish in State Dept. of Education.                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2680  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Gordon
 *   V  appropriated to public schools until FY2006.           
           03/30 (H) Veto Overridden
SB2681  Commissioner of Public Safety; authorize to establish     Huggins
 *      organizational structure for agency.                   
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2706  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
  $%    revise.                                                
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2746  Contract with private entities to provide instructional   Harden
   %    services to pupils; authorize school districts to.     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2749  Charter schools; extend repealer on statutes              Harden
        authorizing.                                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2750  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2776  Walthall School bond bill; revise.                        Farris
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2804  Youth court judge may order school to enroll child        Walls
 *      released from state training facility or juvenile      
        detention center; authorize with notice.               
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2832  School social workers; allot minimum program funds for.   Simmons
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2924  Reductions in Minimum Education or EEF allotments;        Tollison
  $%    school district revenue shortfall borrowing authority  
        applies to.                                            
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2930  Jazz education classes; require in appropriate grades     Johnson (19th)
        beginning with 2001-2002 school year.                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2951  Charter schools; create new process for establishing      Nunnelee
        which is not limited to public schools.                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2974  School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.                   Horhn
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3055  Appropriation; Dept. of Educ.-Minimum Program &           Gordon
 *   V  Critical Needs Teacher Scholarships; Addl. FY2001.     
           03/30 (H) Veto Overridden

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