Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee

As of 04/30/02 at 14:36

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HB 113  Public schools; require all instruction to be delivered   Reeves
        in English language.                                   
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
 *      requirements for members.                              
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 284  Compulsory school law; include students who turn 17       Warren
 *      during school year.                                    
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
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 465  Driver education and training program; require to         Miles
 *      include instruction in organ donation.                 
           03/28 Approved by Governor
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 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 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 803  Sixteenth section lands; revise re-leasing provisions     Frierson
 *      for agricultural lands that are to be reclassified.    
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 841  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
 * %    educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1030  School enrollment; clarify that district may require      Weathersby
 *      parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.      
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1069  Classroom supply funds; require school district audits    Brown
        to test for compliance with legal requirements.        
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1337  School boards' investment of surplus funds; same as       Brown
 *   V  investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1531  Compulsory School Attendance Law; include students in     Lott
 *      kindergarten and revise deadline for certificates of   
        enrollment.                                            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1605  Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ      Lott
 *      and conduct study on physical activity.                
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2022  School boards; may use available funds to pay for field   Furniss
   %    trips.                                                 
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2032  Teachers; create duty to inform students of               Nunnelee
        unlawfulness of certain conduct.                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2035  Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for         Nunnelee
 *      schools.                                               
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2038  Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in        Nunnelee
        public schools.                                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2040  Teacher Retention Grant Program; scholarships available   Chamberlin
        to teachers working for a Master's or Doctorate of     
        Education degree.                                      
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2044  CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9        Burton *
        through 12.                                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2045  Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students.   Burton
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2050  School social workers; allot adequate program funds       Simmons
        for.                                                   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2051  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2084  Automatic transfer of certain students attending          Horhn
        nonpublic schools; authorize if test scores are        
        satisfactory.                                          
           02/05 (S) 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
SB2101  Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact.         Nunnelee
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2125  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
  $%    revise.                                                
           03/19 (H) Died In Committee
SB2147  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Nunnelee
   %    tuition organizations or public schools.               
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2153  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions.                                          
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2160  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2164  "Declaration of Independence"; require school students    Nunnelee
        to recite.                                             
           02/05 (S) 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
SB2216  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot        Harden
   %    program in public schools.                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2219  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2226  Part-time licensed teachers or retired teachers;          Harden
        provide state funds for employment of.                 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2233  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and       Harden
        while student teaching; authorize.                     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2234  Noncertificated school personnel; enhance employment      Harden
        benefits.                                              
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2244  Mississippi Children's Cabinet; establish to serve as     Harden
        coordinating agency for children and family services.  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
 *      intent.                                                
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2250  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to    
        teach in public schools or univ.                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2260  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2288  Limited English Proficient (LEP) students; provide        Harden
        standards and teacher certification for program of     
        bilingual education for.                               
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2306  School administrators spending education enhancement      Harden
        funds for classroom instructional supplies; criminal   
        penalties for misuse.                                  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2316  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Harden
        2004.                                                  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2318  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2319  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2320  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2321  Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of         Little
 *      Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.   
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2368  Teacher salary annual increment; authorize for up to 30   Chamberlin
        years of teaching experience.                          
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2370  Nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure;         Harden
 * %    provide for and qualify for scholarship incentive      
        programs.                                              
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2423  School attendance officers' authority and                 Cuevas
   %    responsibilities; transfer to local constables.        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2447  Charter schools; create new process for establishing      Nunnelee
   %    which is not limited to public schools.                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2448  Teachers with 25 or more years of teaching experience;    Cuevas
   %    provide salary increases, state income tax benefits,   
        health ins. benefits for.                              
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2480  Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2498  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on          Harden
        phased-in basis.                                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2508  Full implementation of Mississippi Adequate Education     Chaney
   %    Program funding formula; extend date of.               
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2559  "Disruptive behavior" by students which authorizes        Tollison
        disciplinary action by school officials; add certain   
        actions by students.                                   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2571  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Johnson (19th)
        activities.                                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2587  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Simmons
        Program.                                               
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2597  School districts; grant home rule with limitations.       Tollison
   %       02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2647  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2695  School boards investment of surplus funds; same as        Tollison
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2698  School board elections; elect members in all school       Johnson (38th)
        districts.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2699  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     Simmons
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2714  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Johnson (38th)
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2738  High-Risk First-Time Juvenile Offenders Education         Smith
        Program; establish.                                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2804  School district authority to contract for training        Harden
 * %    activities; clarify.                                   
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2805  Contract with private entities to provide instructional   Tollison
   %    services to pupils; authorize school districts to.     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2808  State Department of Education Administration Budget;      Cuevas
        require phased-in reduction to average of the          
        contiguous states.                                     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
 *      to reapportion districts.                              
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2869  Annual leave for teachers; allow accumulation of          Harden
        personal leave and retention of leave when transferring
        to another school district.                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2878  "Education Independence and Accountability Act of         Harden
   %    2002"; enact and repeal supervision of State Dept of Ed
        over school districts.                                 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2881  Reductions in Minimum Education or EEF allotments;        Harden
  $%    school district revenue shortfall  borrowing authority 
        applies to.                                            
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2883  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2887  MS School Boards Assn shall conduct training for school   Harden
        boards members; clarify authority.                     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2900  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson
        students.                                              
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2905  Study selection and governance structures of local        Harden
        school boards; create task force.                      
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2932  School district bond debt; include in lieu payments as    Harden
        part of general limitations.                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2962  Use state funds to employ licensed teachers instead of    Tollison
        teacher assistants; delete prohibition.                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2967  Authority for Educational Television; revise membership   Bryan
        of.                                                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
 * %    prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB2988  Criminal record background check for school employees;    Harden
   %    include school volunteers.                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2993  School psychologists practicing in educational            Thames
        settings; clarify use of titles.                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3013  Alternative school programs; increase allotment of        Jackson
        funds for.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3021  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3046  Cheerleaders in middle school and high school; shall      Smith
 *      receive 1/2 credit toward graduation.                  
           02/14 (S) Died On Calendar
SB3049  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2002; enact.       Smith
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3068  School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.                   Horhn
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3069  State Aid Construction Program and Public School          Harden
   %    Building Fund; abolish.                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3106  Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds; authorize certain    Harden
  $%    school districts to issue.                             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SN  62  Frank Ervin Melton, Jackson, Mississippi, MS State        LT. GOVERNOR
        Board of Education, hereby re-appointing term of office
        expiring July 1, 2010.                                 
           04/03 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  63  Mavilou Burns, Fulton, Mississippi, Educational           GOVERNOR
        Television Authority for Mississippi                   
        Educational Television Authority for MS, for a         
        four-year term ending June 30, 2006, representing an   
        actively engaged teacher or principal in an elementary 
        school system in the State of MS.                      
           04/04 (S) Appointment Confirmed

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