Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS - PUBLIC

As of 06/01/04 at 15:58

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HB 229  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to Level 1 and        Fleming
  $%    Level 2 public high schools.                           
           03/31 (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 243  Personal finance and entrepreneurship course; require     Fleming
        for high school graduation.                            
           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 255  Appropriation; Department of Education for reinstating    Fleming
        physical education programs.                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 257  Appropriation; Education Department for support of        Ishee
        Enrich Program of Lutheran Social Ministries.          
           03/31 (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 417  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Watson
        extend repealer on establishment of (RP).              
           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 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 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 661  Teacher license; revise procedure for reinstatement of.   Pierce
 *         04/06 (S) Died In Committee
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 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 755  School nurses; allow those who complete NBCSN             Frierson
        certification to receive a salary supplement.          
           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 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 998  Honorary high school diplomas; authorize school boards    Montgomery
        to award to Vietnam War veterans.                      
           04/06 (S) 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
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
HB1158  First grade; authorize enrollment of children under Age   Straughter
        6 who successfully complete achievement test.          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
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
HB1203  IHL'S; may charge local school districts for costs of     Reeves
   %    providing remedial training or services to their       
        students.                                              
           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
HB1275  School security personnel; require to receive a certain   Staples
        number of hours of continuing education each year.     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1285  State/school employees health insurance; authorize        Formby
        levels of coverage.                                    
           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
HB1408  School board election; delete requirement that an         Pierce
        eligible voter be present.                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1410  Gaming revenues; provide that portion deposited into      Weathersby
        State General Fund shall be earmarked for public       
        education.                                             
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1428  Mississippi Education Grant Writing Team; create.         Young
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1522  Physical education; require public schools to teach       Gunn
        daily.                                                 
           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
HB1552  School boards; authorize to implement a financial         Fleming
 * %    literacy program for students.                         
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1553  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Jennings
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1620  Teachers; revise eligibility for alternate teaching       Jennings
        route program and teacher scholarship incentives.      
           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
SB2047  Teacher salary annual increment; authorize for up to 30   Chamberlin
        years of teaching experience.                          
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2056  Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in        Nunnelee
        public schools.                                        
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2065  School term; revise first day for all schools.            Hewes
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2069  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions.                                          
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2071  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2129  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson (32nd)
        students.                                              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2130  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson (32nd)
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2136  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Hyde-Smith
        reemployed as teachers in critical teacher shortage    
        areas.                                                 
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2143  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors;        Tollison
        require new applicants to complete NBPT Master Teacher 
        process.                                               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2157  Annual leave for teachers; allow additional               Harden
        accumulation of personal leave.                        
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2162  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2175  School districts provide an annual report of teacher      Harden
        vacancies and fund-raising activities to the SBE and   
        the Legislature; require.                              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2185  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff.                       
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2188  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Harden
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2189  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of        
        creditable service.                                    
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2232  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2295  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Chaney
        employees; repeal.                                     
           03/09 (S) 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
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
SB2310  Operation of charter schools; delete repealer on          Chaney
        statutes authorizing.                                  
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2316  Teacher's authority in the classroom; delete automatic    Chaney
        repealer.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2321  Study Committee on Retired Teacher Reemployment Option;   Chaney
        create and require report.                             
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2337  Expert citizen-teacher license; person may teach any      Doxey
   %    course in Grades 9-12.                                 
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2366  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and       Harden
        while student teaching; authorize.                     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2376  Charter schools; create new process for establishing.     Chaney
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2385  Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact.                    Hewes
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2409  State Board of Education to issue a nutrition integrity   Dawkins
        policy for Mississippi elementary and middle school    
        children; direct.                                      
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2448  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Chaney
        appropriated to public schools until FY2006.           
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2453  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Chaney
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2486  Vaccinations; allow exemption for school attendance       King
        with certificate from physician.                       
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2498  Contract personnel with direct contact with students;     Chaney
 * %    authorize procedure for criminal background checks.    
           05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2516  Parent allowed to disenroll a child from full-day         Tollison
        kindergarten program; delete provision.                
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2524  Board of Education; require all third grade students      Tollison
        who fail to meet certain proficiency levels to attend  
        summer school.                                         
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2547  School nurses; allow those who complete NBCSN             Harden
        certification to receive a salary supplement.          
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2595  Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment     Harden
        in public kindergarten or first; move to August 1.     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2600  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Carmichael
 *      as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2620  Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment     Harden
        in public kindergarten or first grade; move to January 
        1.                                                     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2671  Reporting School Ad Valorem Reduction Funds; clarify      Chaney
 * %    and redirect certain Education Enhancement funds.      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2697  Mississippi Celebrity Honorary or Memorial Forestland     Thames
        Program for the benefit of public education; create.   
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
 *      teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           04/26 Approved by Governor
SB2726  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Butler
        reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of        
        creditable service.                                    
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2731  Pre-kindergarten program for four-year old children and   Chaney
        three-year old children; phase in programs.            
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2753  Classroom supply funds; clarify distribution and          Harden
        administration of.                                     
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2863  MS Commission on Public School Activities to regulate     Hewes
   %    all athletic and extracurricular public school         
        activities; establish.                                 
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2865  Teacher salary scale for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school   Chaney
        years; bring forward.                                  
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2866  MAEP funding provision for high-growth school             Chamberlin
        districts; delete repealer on.                         
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2876  Exceptional children receiving state financial            Chaney
 *      assistance; revise eligibility requirements.           
           04/14 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2951  Donated leave to be returned to donating school           Harden
        employee; provide for.                                 
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2964  Required local revenue to support Mississippi Adequate    Chaney
   %    Education Program and local school tax millage cap;    
        increase.                                              
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2980  Mississippi School for the Arts; shall be organized as    Chaney
        nonprofit tax exempt corporation.                      
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB3002  SBE to charge fees for room and board at MS School for    Tollison
   %    Math/Science and MS School of the Arts; direct.        
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SC 527  Urge Congress to make more students eligible for free     Dawkins
        school lunches.                                        
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
SC 540  Constitution Section 210; amend to remove prohibition     Chaney
 *      of sale of books by teachers.                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 617  Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of     Horhn
        Education.                                             
           05/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

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