HB 17 Home school students; authorize participation in public Guice
school sports.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 18 Student-teacher ratio; revise to 18:1 for kindergarten. Flaggs
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 42 Teachers, counselors and school officials; prohibit Fleming
from recommending psychiatric drugs for children.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 100 School voucher program; require State Department of Ketchings
Education to establish.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 101 Open enrollment; authorize students to attend any Ketchings
school within district.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 102 Critical teacher shortage programs; authorize teachers Ketchings
to serve in approved nonpublic schools.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 113 Public schools; require all instruction to be delivered Reeves
in English language.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 115 Home school students; authorize participation in public Reeves
school extracurricular activities.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 132 Scholastic year; prohibit schools from opening before Markham
August 15.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 136 Mississippi History; require comprehensive course for Clark
9th grade public school students.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 137 Family Literacy for Family Independence Act; create. Clark
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 138 Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish. Clark
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 184 Public schools; prohibit grouping students according to Fleming
ability.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 185 Personal finance and entrepreneurship course; require Fleming
for high school graduation.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 186 Physical education; require public high schools to Fleming
teach daily.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 187 Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on Fleming
sixteenth section land or lieu land.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 188 Public schools; prohibit zero tolerance discipline Fleming
plans.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 207 School Districts; authorize military personnel to Davis *
enroll children wherever they own property in state.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 237 Limited open enrollment policy; establish for students Cameron
in Level 1 and 2 school districts.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 240 Video camera; require in every public school classroom Clark
and bus.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 264 School boards; establish meeting attendance Eads
* requirements for members.
03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 265 School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase Eads
% limitation.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 266 School districts; provide for elected trustees and Eads
% appointed superintendents.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 268 School districts; provide for elected school boards and Eads
% appointed superintendents.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 270 Mississippi report card; include data on districts' Eads
spending for educational and noneducational purposes.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 284 Compulsory school law; include students who turn 17 Warren
* during school year.
04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 285 School guidance counselors; define comprehensive Warren
services to be provided in schools.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 286 Public schools; authorize display of Ten Commandments Warren
in classrooms and other areas.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 315 Insurance contracts for school districts; require Taylor
requests for proposals for certain amount.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 346 U.S. flag; require public schools to fly at half-staff Brown
pursuant to federal order or law.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 348 Teachers; establish performance pay plan. Cameron
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 349 School voucher program; require State Department of Cameron
Education to establish.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 357 Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be Davis
reemployed as teachers.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 359 School psychologists; authorize annual supplement for Davis
Nationally Certified School Psychologists.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 363 Sixteenth section lands; authorize school boards to Warren
contract with private forester for managing timber.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 370 School boards; elect all. Chism
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 376 School districts; provide for elected trustees and Chism
% appointed superintendents.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 387 Elected school board members; elect all in November Ishee
rather than March.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 437 School attendance officers; require to work only when McCoy
teachers in their school districts must report for
duty.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 461 Research-based reading instruction; require Department Martinson
of Education to implement as pilot program.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 465 Driver education and training program; require to Miles
* include instruction in organ donation.
03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 466 Municipal school districts; prohibit transfers from Scott (17th)
added territory to adjacent district if hardship is
created.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 482 Minimum education program; extend repealer (RP). Ford
* % 03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 490 Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions Ford
* recognizing teachers' right to remove students (RP).
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 492 School attendance officers; delete repealer/Best Ford
* Financial Practices Review Task Force; create.
04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 493 Applicants for school employment; delete repealer on Ford
* % fingerprinting and background checks requirements (RP).
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 494 Extended school day/year programs and instructional Ford
* % home rule; delete repealer (RP).
04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 511 Municipal school districts with added territory; Warren
clarify board representation from added territory.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 518 Superintendent of schools; establish alternative Pierce
qualifications for office.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 532 Charter schools; create new process for establishing Warren
which is not limited to public schools.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 536 School attendance officers; require to work only when Moss
teachers in their school districts must report for
duty.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 545 Sixteenth section land; authorize sale of to certain Moak
armed services veterans.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 597 Sixteen section land; authorize purchase of lieu lands Martinson
of less than equivalent fair market value for certain
economic development projects.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 604 Public school enrollment; authorize at same grade level Robinson (63rd)
for students transferring from in-state private
schools.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 608 Home school and nonpublic school students; authorize Reeves
% use of public school materials and provide refund of
school ad valorem taxes.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 630 Scholastic year; decrease number of days required in Ward
public schools.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 639 Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in Warren
V computing years of teaching experience.
03/21 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 640 Student vision screening program; authorize education Warren
and health departments to develop screening instrument.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 641 Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations Warren
V are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.
03/21 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 642 State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to Warren
V serve on boards.
03/21 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 643 School attendance officers; require fingerprinting and Warren
* % background checks for new hires.
04/11 Approved by Governor
HB 644 School guidance counselors; define comprehensive Warren
* services to be provided in schools (version 2).
04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 691 Alternative schools programs; require separate space Moss
for students in Grades 5 and lower.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 694 Public school districts; require competitive bidding Horne
% for contracts for certain items sold to students.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 787 Disabilities; Department of Education may pay to make Robinson (84th)
reasonable accommodations for teachers with
disabilities.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 803 Sixteenth section lands; revise re-leasing provisions Frierson
* for agricultural lands that are to be reclassified.
04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 838 Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to Denny
% increase without referendum approval.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 841 Professional licenses; suspend for default on state Howell
* % educational loans or service conditional scholarships.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 847 CPR; require as part of health curriculum for high Barnett (92nd)
school graduation.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 888 Schools; require schools teaching evolution to indicate Wells-Smith
that it is only a theory.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 895 Curriculum; create pilot project to teach anger Straughter
management class in K-12.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 929 School districts; provide for elected trustees and Huddleston
% appointed superintendents.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 941 Charter schools; create new process for establishing Warren
% which is not limited to public schools (revised).
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 961 County Superintendent of Education; prohibit electors Mitchell
in municipal school district from participation in
election.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 964 School district bond debt; include in lieu payments as Brown
part of general limitations.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 976 School superintendents; increase experience Lott
requirements.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 982 School districts; grant home rule with limitations. Brown
% 02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 983 Local school board election districts; authorize school Brown
boards to reapportion.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 987 Teacher licensure; require elementary school teachers Warren
to have U.S. History in college.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1003 School boards; establish uniform method for electing Frierson
members in all school districts.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1030 School enrollment; clarify that district may require Weathersby
* parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.
03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1066 High school athletics; require physician at events West
having significant physical contact.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1069 Classroom supply funds; require school district audits Brown
to test for compliance with legal requirements.
03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1095 Added territory of municipal school districts; Reeves
residents may attend municipal or county school.
02/14 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1101 Schools; provide equal instruction time for teaching Wells-Smith
the theories about the origin of life, including
evolution and creation science.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1104 School attendance officer supervisors; decrease number Eads
of positions from three to two.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1105 GED Testing Program; clarify Community College Board's Warren
% administrative functions and allow to set fees.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1120 School superintendents; prohibit payments supplemental Banks
to salary paid by school district.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1137 Education Enhancement Fund; allocate portion of Ketchings
classroom supply funds to approved nonpublic schools.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1146 School boards; reconstitute all with 5 elected and 5 Warren
% appointed members.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1180 Reading; require 3rd graders to read at state average Grist
for promotion to 4th grade.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1185 Reading; require SDE to provide information to parents Eads
of newborns on benefits of.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1192 Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and Scott (80th)
weekly assignments into their curriculum.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1225 Public school students; authorize community service as Hines
an alternative to detention or suspension.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1285 Schools; establish opening and closing dates of Moore (60th)
scholastic year.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1286 State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at Moore (60th)
% general state election.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1287 Elected school boards; elect members at general state Moore (60th)
and county elections.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1298 School board members; remove prohibition on those Mayo
receiving salaries from being member of PERS.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1316 Sixteenth section lands; authorize re-lease of Warren
agricultural lands for 5 year terms.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1320 Alternative school program; authorize placement of Warren
student with multiple expulsions upon reenrollment.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1337 School boards' investment of surplus funds; same as Brown
* V investment of 16th section principal funds.
03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1343 Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management Formby
Practices Review of the State Department of Education;
create.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1344 PreK-20 Education Coordinating Entity; create. Eads
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1345 Mississippi Education Progress Board; create to assess Eads
annually educational progress.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1346 Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish. Grist *
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1355 Assistant teachers; delete prohibition against Brown
dismissing to use funds for hiring licensed teachers.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1356 State Aid Construction Program and Public School Brown
% Building Fund; abolish.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1357 Legislative Study Committee on Selection of School Brown
Board Members; create.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1358 School board training; clarify Mississippi School Brown
Boards Association's authority over training.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1366 School test; require copies to be available for Smith (35th)
parental inspection.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1367 School districts; authorize contracts with private Brown
% entities for instructional services to students.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1369 Health instruction; require public schools to include Scott (80th)
in physical education courses.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1376 First grade; authorize enrollment of children under age Straughter
6 who pass assessment.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1422 Sex education; require in public schools by Third Clarke
Grade.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1424 School nurse; require in each public school and fund Clarke
with tobacco funds.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1425 School nurse; require in each public school. Clarke
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1439 Schools; increase percentage of nonlicensed teachers Blackmon
in.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1447 Special school; create at Walnut Grove Youth Malone
Correctional Facility.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1453 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Scott (80th)
% Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1462 Social workers; provide in schools having high Scott (80th)
incidences of crime and violence.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1468 Counselors; provide in elementary schools. Scott (80th)
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1473 Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use Scott (80th)
for recreational facilities on school property.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1474 Schools; require all students to wear uniforms in Scott (80th)
% districts selected for participation in a pilot
program.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1478 Teacher education programs; require instruction in the Martinson
teaching of phonics.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1512 Internet filtering; require on computers in public Moore (60th)
schools and libraries.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1523 Automatic expulsion; include sexual misconduct and Ishee
indecent exposure in definition of "disruptive
behavior".
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1531 Compulsory School Attendance Law; include students in Lott
* kindergarten and revise deadline for certificates of
enrollment.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1539 Community colleges; delete ACT score requirement for Warren
dual enrollment of high school students.
03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1601 Adequate Education Program Funds; withhold from Formby
districts failing to display flags and to recite pledge
of allegiance.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1602 Adequate Education Program Funds; withhold from Formby
districts failing to display flags and to recite pledge
of allegiance.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1605 Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ Lott
* and conduct study on physical activity.
04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1628 Teachers; establish alternative for licensure for Grist
applicants failing national exam.
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1699 Tax increment financing (TIF) bonds; authorize certain Brown
$% school districts to issue.
02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1700 School districts; authorize issuance of promissory Brown
$% notes to cover state funding deficits.
02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2022 School boards; may use available funds to pay for field Furniss
% trips.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2035 Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for Nunnelee
* schools.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2095 Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired Hyde-Smith
* students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal
year.
04/09 Approved by Governor
SB2125 School bond limitation based on assessed valuation; Tollison
$% revise.
03/19 (H) Died In Committee
SB2168 Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in Harden
computing years of teaching experience.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2170 Five-year-olds enrolled in full day public school Harden
* kindergarten; require attendance.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2171 School services for special population students; Harden
require course of study in teacher preparation
curriculum and in-service staff training.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2208 Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management Carmichael
Practices Review of the State Department of Education;
create.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2209 Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions Harden
* recognizing teachers' right to remove students.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2223 School employees criminal history record check Harden
* requirement; delete repealer.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2224 Permanent Advisory Committee for the Student Vision Harden
Screening Program; delete requirement for.
03/13 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2225 Enrollment in Kindergarten or Grade 1; prescribe Harden
* evidence of date of birth required for.
04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2249 Physical education classes K-9; express legislative Harden
* intent.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2283 State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee Harden
to serve on certain boards and councils.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2284 Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in Harden
* State Department of Education; extend repealer.
04/04 (S) Died In Conference
SB2286 Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations Harden
are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2317 Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule Harden
authority; delete repealer on.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2321 Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of Little
* Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2370 Nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure; Harden
* % provide for and qualify for scholarship incentive
programs.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2441 School guidance counselors; define authorized program Harden
* activities.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2443 Education of exceptional children; revise parent due Harden
* process and investigation procedures.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2622 Community/junior college dual enrollment program; Burton
V delete certain minimum standardized test requirements.
03/30 (S) Veto Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2626 General Educational Development (GED) Testing program; Burton
* % clarify authority of State Board for Community and
Junior Colleges.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2695 School boards investment of surplus funds; same as Tollison
investment of 16th section principal funds.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2804 School district authority to contract for training Harden
* % activities; clarify.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2864 Local school board election districts; authorize boards Harden
* to reapportion districts.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2969 Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP); Bryan
* % prescribe state cost for FY2003.
04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
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