Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Subject: EDUCATION

As of 04/30/02 at 14:39

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 552  Income tax; authorize deductions for completing certain   Moak
  $%    education levels.                                      
           02/27 (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 619  School bus turnarounds; authorize counties to gravel      Fillingane
        and maintain for private school buses.                 
           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 790  PERS; school bus drivers shall be eligible to be          Robinson (84th)
        members of.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 838  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Denny
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 842  School bus parking areas on private land; authorize       Eads
        counties to maintain for school bus operators.         
           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 892  Gaming revenues; delete diversion to Gaming Counties      Ryals
        Bond Sinking Fund, divert portion to schools in        
        counties where gaming is not legal.                    
           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
HB1001  School bonds; reduce vote required in districts with      Eads
   %    elected boards and appointed superintendents.          
           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
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
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
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
HB1141  Teachers; retirement contribution to PERS eliminated      Jennings
        after 30-35 years, and salary increased by contribution
        amount.                                                
           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
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           03/22 Approved by Governor
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
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
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
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
HB1718  Reappropriation; State Department of Education for        Warren
        Minimum Education Program.                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1727  Appropriation; Education Department for support of        Ishee
        Enrich Program of Lutheran Social Ministries.          
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1728  Appropriation; Education Department for expenses of       Lott
        Physical Activity Coordinator.                         
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1736  Income tax; provide a credit for contributions to         Smith (35th)
  $%    nonprofit educational assistance organizations.        
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1741  Income tax; provide tax credit for contributions to       Warren
  $%    schools for use in purchasing classroom supplies and   
        instructional materials.                               
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1801  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
 *      Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           04/11 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HB1803  Appropriation; Department of Education for the Adequate   Warren
 *      Education Program for FY2003.                          
           04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HB1805  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
 *      Television.                                            
           04/11 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HB1815  Appropriation; Department of Education for Minimum        Warren
        Program, additional for FY2002.                        
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1829  Income tax; provide tax credit for contributions to       Smith (35th)
  $%    schools for use in purchasing classroom supplies and   
        instructional materials.                               
           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
HC  70  Amend Constitution; elect State Superintendent of         Moore (60th)
        Public Education.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2005  Election of municipal separate school district trustees   Gordon
        presently elected; to be held at the general election. 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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
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
SB2194  Mississippi Code; provide set to office of school         Dearing
        superintendent and school board attorney.              
           02/05 (S) 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
SB2260  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2280  Superintendent of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind   Harden
        and Deaf; salary to be determined by State Board of    
        Education.                                             
           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
SB2373  State income tax credit for out-of-pocket classroom       Harden
  $%    supply expenditures made by public school teachers;    
        provide for.                                           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2400  Retirement system; allow credit for certain service as    Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2402  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           02/14 (S) Died On Calendar
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
SB2464  School districts; reinstate sovereign immunity.           Cuevas
           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
SB2680  School boards; members who receive salaries as            Furniss
        compensation are eligible for retirement.              
           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
SB2728  Retired PERS members; may be employed as public school    King
        bus drivers and receive retirement allowance.          
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2749  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2752  Retirement system; authorize creditable service for       Jackson
        certain part-time employment as a school bus driver.   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2771  Frivolous legal action against school personnel;          King
        provide immunity and assessment of attorney's fees and 
        costs for.                                             
           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
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
SB2845  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson
        turnarounds.                                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2849  Authority of local school districts to contract with      Robertson
        local group health insurance plans instead of state    
        plan; extend window.                                   
           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
SB3083  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
  $%    revise.                                                
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3090  Approp. FY2003; SDE for additional teacher assistants     Smith
        in school districts with 60% participation in free     
        lunch program.                                         
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3099  Reappropriation; State Dept. of Education for textbooks   Little
        & classroom supplies; FY2003.                          
           03/19 (H) Died In Committee
SB3106  Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds; authorize certain    Harden
  $%    school districts to issue.                             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3122  Tobacco products; increase excise tax on, and earmark     Dawkins
  $%    revenues from increase for certain purposes.           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3198  Appropriation; Department of Education for Minimum        Little
 *      Program, additional for FY2002.                        
           04/09 Approved by Governor
SC 536  School districts; resolution encouraging training staff   Johnson (19th)
        member in CPR and Heimlich.                            
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
SC 600  Suspend rules; draft a bill to convey certain property    Ross
        to the Rankin County School District.                  
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee

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