Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Education Committee

As of 06/01/04 at 15:42

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HB 237  Teacher education program; require instruction in the     Martinson
        teaching of phonics.                                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 238  School districts; provide for elected boards in all, at   Holland
        same time as county and municipal elections.           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 239  Physical education; require public high schools to        Fleming
        teach daily.                                           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 240  Scholastic year; prohibit schools from opening before     Markham
        August 15.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 241  Public schools; prohibit zero tolerance discipline        Fleming
        plans.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 242  Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on   Fleming
 *      sixteenth section land or lieu land.                   
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 243  Personal finance and entrepreneurship course; require     Fleming
        for high school graduation.                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 244  Teachers, counselors and school officials; prohibit       Fleming
        from recommending psychiatric drugs for children.      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 245  School enrollment; students may attend a school in a      Fleming
        different district if their parents are purchasing a   
        residence there.                                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 246  Public schools; prohibit grouping students according to   Fleming
        ability.                                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 247  High school; require students to complete state           Fleming
        certified driver education training in order to        
        graduate.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 248  School Testing Right to Know Act; create.                 Fleming
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 249  Automatic expulsion; include sexual misconduct and        Ishee
        indecent exposure in definition of "disruptive         
        behavior."                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 250  Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Act; create.   Fleming
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 251  Public schools; create a task force to study core         Fleming
        curriculum.                                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 317  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Denny
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 394  Teaching requirements; K-8 teachers must have completed   Guice
        college-level course in American History.              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 412  Charter schools; extend repealer on establishment and     Watson
        operation of (RP).                                     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 413  Code of student conduct; extend repealer on provision     Watson
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority (RP).       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 416  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Watson
   %    reenact and extend repealer on (RP).                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 417  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Watson
        extend repealer on establishment of (RP).              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 431  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
   %    educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 440  Adequate Education Program; extend repealer on            Watson
        high-growth school district formula (RP).              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 447  Mississippi Training and Education Marketing Board;       Clark
        establish.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 448  School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase           Akins
   %    limitation.                                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 455  High school athletics; require physician at events        West
        having significant physical contact.                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 476  Vocational and technical schools; require school boards   Ward
        to cooperate with State Board of Education in the      
        establishment of.                                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 480  School counselors and speech-language pathologists;       Stevens
        continue receiving salary supplement without NBPTS     
        certification.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 481  Video camera surveillance; require in every public        Clark
        school classroom and bus.                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 482  Compulsory school attendance law; delete provision        Clark
        allowing parent to disenroll child from kindergarten.  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 483  Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.           Clark
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 488  Mississippi History; require comprehensive course for     Clark
        ninth grade public students.                           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 515  School districts; provide for elected municipal           Chism
   %    trustees and appointed county superintendents.         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 516  Municipal school districts; provide for elected boards    Chism
        in all at same time of municipal and county elections. 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 543  Charter Schools; create new process for establishing      Brown
   %    which is not limited to public schools.                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 596  Compulsory school attendance law; delete provision        Holland
        allowing parent to disenroll child from kindergarten.  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 597  Board of Education; require all third grade students      Holland
        who fail to meet certain proficiency levels to attend  
        summer school.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 612  Prohibition against making deductions from salary of      Brown
        school employees; repeal.                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 634  Mississippi After-School Initiative Task Force; create.   Fleming
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 635  Teachers; revise contract day requirements for salary     Pierce
        experience increments.                                 
           04/27 Approved by Governor
HB 636  School counselors and speech pathologists; continue       Pierce
 *      receiving salary supplement without NBPTS              
        certification.                                         
           05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB 637  Licensed school counselors; require new applicants to     Pierce
        complete NBPT certification process to receive salary  
        supplement.                                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 649  Pupil-teacher ratio; set maximum class sizes in           Evans
        kindergarten through Grade 3.                          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 651  Salaries; authorize state agency executive head to        Evans
        deduct association or organization dues from an        
        employee's salary.                                     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 655  Study committee on retired teacher reemployment option;   Pierce
        create.                                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 656  Assistant teachers; clarify that minimum number of sick   Pierce
 *      leave days will be same as licensed teachers.          
           04/29 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 657  School districts; authorize to provide training and       Pierce
 * %    incentive pay to comply with No Child Left Behind Act. 
           05/14 Approved by Governor
HB 661  Teacher license; revise procedure for reinstatement of.   Pierce
 *         04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
 *      repealer on.                                           
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 663  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Pierce
 * %    extend repealer on.                                    
           05/13 Approved by Governor
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
 *         05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 665  Code of student conduct; delete repealer on provision     Pierce
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority.            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 666  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Pierce
        school statutes.                                       
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
HB 667  School districts; clarify authority for joint purchases   Pierce
 *      by.                                                    
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 689  State Board of Education; require to produce voter        Clark
        education video for certain students.                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 730  Teachers; increase maximum number of years of teaching    Fillingane
        experience used in calculating annual salary increment.
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  School counselors and speech-language pathologists;       Fillingane
        continue receiving salary supplement without NBPTS     
        certification.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 737  Certified athletic trainers; allow to receive salary      Fillingane
        supplement if have completed NATA certification        
        process.                                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 741  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            Jennings
 *      high-growth school district formula.                   
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 751  School boards; require to establish certain policies      West
   %    regarding discipline of students who fight at school.  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 755  School nurses; allow those who complete NBCSN             Frierson
        certification to receive a salary supplement.          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 773  Poplarville School District; provide for elected school   Frierson
        board.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 775  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; clarify           Chism
   %    application of limitation cap to local contributions   
        made to program.                                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 842  Public school system; create a task force to study        West
        inadequacies of.                                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 891  Charter schools; create new process for establishing.     Brown
   %       03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 892  Local school boards; authorize to make available          Brown
        surplus textbooks to home school students.             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 905  School guidance counselors; provide written               Carlton
        notification to certain students of curriculum         
        requirements for tuition assistance.                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 932  State Department of Education; study and implement        West
        program of instruction of felony laws to certain       
        students.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 933  Retirement; certain retired teachers may draw             West
        retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 967  Students; require those in Grades 7 through 12 to         Broomfield
        maintain certain grades to participate in athletics.   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 968  School superintendents; require to make salaries          Broomfield
        available for a twelve-month period at request of      
        certain employees.                                     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 978  Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.                       Hines
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 998  Honorary high school diplomas; authorize school boards    Montgomery
        to award to Vietnam War veterans.                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1018  Elected superintendents; prohibit certain actions by      Buck
        those not reelected.                                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1027  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; bring forward     Frierson
   %    all sections relating to for purposes of amendment.    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1073  School boards; establish uniform method for electing      Frierson
        all in all school districts.                           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1074  Superintendents; provide for appointment in all           Buck
        districts.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1090  Education Enhancement Fund; bring forward sections        Frierson
   %    relating to for purposes of amendment.                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1103  Education Employment Procedures Law of 2001; revise       Rogers (61st)
        definition of employee.                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1112  First grade; allow children who reach their sixth         Evans
        birthday before September 30 to enroll in.             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1125  County boards of education; require county referendum     Markham
        on term of office for members of.                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1147  Principals; extend deadline for making employment         Staples
   %    recommendations to superintendents.                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1158  First grade; authorize enrollment of children under Age   Straughter
        6 who successfully complete achievement test.          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1165  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore
        scholastic year.                                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1170  Elected school boards; elect all members at time of       Moore
        general state and county elections.                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1172  State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at        Moore
   %    general state election.                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1177  State Board of Education; authorize to compensate         Brown
        certain school bus drivers for expenses in getting     
        commercial license.                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1178  Council of Education Technology; revise membership of.    Brown
 *         05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1182  State Board of Education; authorize to implement          Brown
        voluntary full-day prekindergarten program.            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1188  Substitute teachers; authorize certain private firms to   Jennings
 * %    perform background checks on.                          
           04/15 (S) Died In Committee
HB1210  Adequate Education Program funds; withhold from           Formby
        districts failing to display flags and to recite pledge
        of allegiance.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1224  Public school students; authorize community service as    Hines
        an alternative to detention or suspension.             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1251  State Auditor; authorize to establish policies and        Brown
 *      procedures for accounting of student average daily     
        attendance.                                            
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB1269  Mississippi Holocaust Commission; create.                 Frierson
 *         04/28 Approved by Governor
HB1275  School security personnel; require to receive a certain   Staples
        number of hours of continuing education each year.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1288  Education; require disclaimer in textbooks regarding      Wells-Smith
        the teaching of certain theories.                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1304  Schools; authorize principal to remove persons who        Ellington
   %    wilfully disturb any session of public school.         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1330  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Moore
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1366  Exceptional children; revise eligibility requirements     Pierce
 *      to receive state assistance to attend certain schools. 
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1397  Task force; create to study feasibility of                Pierce
 *      reconstituting methods of professional development for 
        school board members.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1408  School board election; delete requirement that an         Pierce
        eligible voter be present.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1415  School districts; exempt high performing districts from   Gunn
   %    certain duties imposed on.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1522  Physical education; require public schools to teach       Gunn
        daily.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1526  School boards members; increase compensation of.          Warren
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1527  School boards; authorize to borrow funds from Rural       Sullivan
   %    Economic Development Authority for certain purposes.   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1544  Health instruction; require public schools to include     Scott
        in physical education courses.                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1550  School districts; certain shall adopt certain policies    Scott
   %    and procedures.                                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1552  School boards; authorize to implement a financial         Fleming
 * %    literacy program for students.                         
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1564  Office of Vocational/Technical Education; allocate a      Snowden
        portion of Mississippi's Reed Act funds to.            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1580  School superintendents; require all to have three years   Lott
        of administrative experience.                          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1596  School personnel; prescribe minimum requirements for      Rogers (61st)
        uniform employment contract for certain.               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1601  School boards; authorize to pay for cost of flu shots     Gunn
   %    for all teachers.                                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1606  School boards; compensation of attorney who is            Read
   %    legislator shall be paid with nonappropriated funds.   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1611  Home school students; authorize dual enrollment of in     Robinson (84th)
        public schools.                                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1630  Education Enhancement Fund; bring forward sections        Pierce
        relating to for purposes of amendment.                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1641  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1642  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1643  Social workers; provide in schools having high            Scott
        incidences of crime and violence.                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
SB2003  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
 *      after 1/1/2008, with exception.                        
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2030  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2031  Licensed school employees; revise date for notice of      Simmons
 *      reemployment or nonreemployment.                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2085  Payment of small invoices by school superintendents;      Kirby
 * %    authorize with school board approval at next meeting.  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2297  Assistant teachers receive same minimum sick leave days   Chaney
 *      as licensed teachers; clarify.                         
           05/01 Approved by Governor
SB2300  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Chaney
 *      extend repealer.                                       
           05/03 (S) Died In Conference
SB2301  Joint purchases by school districts; clarify authority.   Chaney
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2302  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors and     Chaney
 *      school speech-language pathologists and audiologists;  
        clarify.                                               
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2307  MS Employer-Assisted Housing Program for public school    Chaney
 *      teachers in critical need areas; extend repealer on.   
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2308  Procedure for reinstatement of a teacher's license;       Chaney
 * %    revise.                                                
           05/01 Approved by Governor
SB2309  Contract day requirements for teacher salary experience   Chaney
        increments; revise.                                    
           04/14 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2316  Teacher's authority in the classroom; delete automatic    Chaney
        repealer.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2446  Honorary high school diplomas to Vietnam War veterans;    Little
 *      authorize.                                             
           04/29 Approved by Governor
SB2498  Contract personnel with direct contact with students;     Chaney
 * %    authorize procedure for criminal background checks.    
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2583  County board of education is levying authority for all    Albritton
 * %    school districts in county school system; provide.     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2671  Reporting School Ad Valorem Reduction Funds; clarify      Chaney
 * %    and redirect certain Education Enhancement funds.      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2693  Contract with private entities to provide                 Burton
 * %    noninstuctional services to pupils; authorize school   
        districts to.                                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2876  Exceptional children receiving state financial            Chaney
 *      assistance; revise eligibility requirements.           
           04/14 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2904  Disposal of old business records of school districts;     Harden
 *      clarify process.                                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2969  School districts may develop and implement voluntary      Harden
 * %    prekindergarten program; authorize.                    
           05/01 Approved by Governor
SB2979  Sixteenth Section Principal Funds; clarify authorized     Harden
        investments and refinancing of loans from.             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
 * %    by school districts.                                   
           04/26 Approved by Governor
SC 540  Constitution Section 210; amend to remove prohibition     Chaney
 *      of sale of books by teachers.                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee

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