Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS - PUBLIC

As of 04/30/02 at 14:39

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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 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 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 188  Public schools; prohibit zero tolerance discipline        Fleming
        plans.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 211  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers incurring      Fleming
  $%    expenses for tutorial services for dependents enrolled 
        in public school.                                      
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB 212  Ad valorem taxation; refund portion of school taxes to    Fleming
        employers that allow employees to take paid leave for  
        volunteer service in public schools.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 214  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements    Fleming
  $%    to Level I and Level II public high schools.           
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB 240  Video camera; require in every public school classroom    Clark
        and bus.                                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
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 349  School voucher program; require State Department of       Cameron
        Education to establish.                                
           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 461  Research-based reading instruction; require Department    Martinson
        of Education to implement as pilot program.            
           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 493  Applicants for school employment; delete repealer on      Ford
 * %    fingerprinting and background checks requirements (RP).
           03/05 (S) 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 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 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 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 776  Distinctive license tag; authorize in support of public   Eaton
   %    education.                                             
           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 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 941  Charter schools; create new process for establishing      Warren
   %    which is not limited to public schools (revised).      
           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
HB1031  Working Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; transfer sum     Brown
        from to fund the Adequate Education Program.           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1033  Retired teachers; may be reemployed as teachers and       Eads
        continue receiving retirement benefits.                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1058  Public school grounds; expand authority of counties to    Weathersby
        maintain and improve.                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
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
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
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           03/22 Approved by Governor
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
HB1356  State Aid Construction Program and Public School          Brown
   %    Building Fund; abolish.                                
           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
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
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
HB1457  School resource officers; establish pilot program under   Scott (80th)
        Department of Human Services.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1458  Appropriations; Department of Human Services for school   Scott (80th)
        resource officers.                                     
           02/27 (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
HB1467  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Scott (80th)
        Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot       
        program.                                               
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1468  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott (80th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1472  Appropriation; Recreational Facilities Activity Program   Scott (80th)
        Fund administered by Department of Education.          
           02/27 (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
HB1475  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Scott (80th)
        Support Our Students (S.O.S.) program.                 
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1477  Appropriations; State Department of Education for         Scott (80th)
        school counselors.                                     
           02/27 (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
HB1605  Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ      Lott
 *      and conduct study on physical activity.                
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1718  Reappropriation; State Department of Education for        Warren
        Minimum Education Program.                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HC  44  Amend Constitution; require period of quiet reflection,   Pierce
        voluntary prayer or meditation at beginning of each    
        public school day.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  59  Amend Constitution; merge educational boards into         Peranich
        single governing board for kindergarten-graduate       
        education.                                             
           02/05 (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
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
SB2051  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           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
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
SB2164  "Declaration of Independence"; require school students    Nunnelee
        to recite.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2215  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Harden
        as teachers.                                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2228  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           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
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
SB2257  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Harden
        employees; repeal.                                     
           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
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
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
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
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
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
SB2749  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           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
SB2809  School nurses; to be funded from tobacco litigation       Cuevas
        expendable fund.                                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2810  State health insurance plan; school district food         Cuevas
        service employees' benefits paid from state funds.     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2900  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson
        students.                                              
           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
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
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
SB3069  State Aid Construction Program and Public School          Harden
   %    Building Fund; abolish.                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3099  Reappropriation; State Dept. of Education for textbooks   Little
        & classroom supplies; FY2003.                          
           03/19 (H) Died In Committee

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