Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Subject: SCHOOLS

As of 04/26/05 at 09:13

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HB   5  Mississippi Code; provide set to office of                Moak
        superintendent of each public school district.         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB  10  School enrollment; students may attend a school in a      Fleming
        different district if their parents are purchasing a   
        residence there.                                       
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB  43  Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Act; create.   Fleming
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB  63  Appropriation; Department of Education for reinstating    Fleming
        physical education programs.                           
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB  68  Scholastic year; prohibit schools from opening before     Markham
        August 15.                                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB  76  Public schools; prohibit zero tolerance discipline        Fleming
        plans.                                                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 110  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers incurring      Fleming
  $%    expenses for tutorial services for dependents enrolled 
        in public schools.                                     
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to Level 1 and        Fleming
  $%    Level 2 public high schools.                           
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB 133  Physical education; require public high schools to        Fleming
        teach daily.                                           
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 138  Teachers, counselors and school officials; prohibit       Fleming
        from recommending psychiatric drugs for children.      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 150  School Testing Right to Know Act; create.                 Fleming
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 151  Employers; grant leave for school activities and          Fleming
   %    receive ad valorem tax refund.                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 157  Public schools; create a task force to study core         Fleming
        curriculum.                                            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 158  Attention Deficit Disorder; require physician or          Fleming
        psychiatrist to report number of children diagnosed    
        with to school districts.                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 159  Mississippi After-School Initiative Task Force; create.   Fleming
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 163  School districts; provide for elected municipal           Chism
   %    trustees and appointed county superintendents.         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 170  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            McCoy
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 181  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Denny
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 232  Income tax; provide a credit for nonpublic school         Fleming
  $%    tuition payments and home school material costs.       
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB 238  Charter schools; extend repealer; establish study         Warren
 *      commission.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 301  IHL; may charge local school districts for costs of       Reeves
   %    providing remedial training or services to their       
        students.                                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 315  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Lott
        Act; create.                                           
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 376  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Lott
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 393  Retirement; school bus drivers shall be eligible to be    Robinson (84th)
        members of PERS.                                       
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 411  School superintendents; require all to have three years   Lott
        of administrative experience.                          
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 412  School board election; delete requirement that an         Pierce
        eligible voter be present.                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 441  School districts; authorize automatic transfer for        Smith (39th)
        children of military parents stationed in Mississippi. 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 488  Home school students; authorize dual enrollment of in     Robinson (84th)
        public schools.                                        
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 505  Mississippi Occupational Diploma; authorize State Board   Carlton
        of Education to develop for certain students in        
        alternative schools.                                   
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 507  Vocational and technical schools; require school boards   Ward
        to cooperate with State Board of Education in the      
        establishment of.                                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 530  Scholastic year; decrease number of days required in      Ward
        public schools.                                        
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 557  Pupil-teacher ratio; set maximum class sizes in           Evans
        kindergarten through Grade 3.                          
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 597  Students; require those in Grades 7 through 12 to         Broomfield
        maintain certain grades to participate in athletics.   
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 605  School boards; revise residency requirements of member    Myers
        in municipal separate school districts with added      
        territory.                                             
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 606  School boards; authorize to establish teacher             Myers
   %    scholarship and loan repayment program.                
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 627  Prohibition against making deductions from salary of      Brown
        school employees; repeal.                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 630  Local school boards; authorize to make available          Brown
        surplus textbooks to home school students.             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 631  Charter schools; create new process for establishing.     Brown
   %       02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 632  State Board of Education; authorize to implement a        Brown
        voluntary full-day prekindergarten program.            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 674  Compulsory-school-age child; revise definition of.        Mayo
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 748  Vending machines; those located in schools may sell       Reeves
        only certain products.                                 
           02/10 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 752  Truancy; authorize courts to order parents to attend      Carlton
        school with their child as punishment.                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 754  School attendance officers; require to perform certain    Carlton
        duties during summer.                                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 758  School district accounts; superintendent may pay claims   Pierce
 * %    to be ratified by local school board.                  
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 760  Southern Regional Education Board; clarify appointments   Pierce
 *      to.                                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 766  Ad valorem school tax collections; clarify additional     Pierce
   %    levy for collection costs and revise deadline for      
        transmitting tax collections.                          
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 777  School district employees; revise limitations on          Pierce
        conversion of unused leave.                            
           02/10 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 794  Income tax; provide tax credit for contributions to       Whittington
  $%    schools for use in providing physical fitness or other 
        health programs.                                       
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB 804  School districts; provide that fiscal year begins on      Fillingane
        October 1 and ends on September 30.                    
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 823  MAEP; establish commission to study effectiveness and     Pierce
 *      efficiency of.                                         
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
HB 824  Public schools; establish commission to study enhanced    Pierce
 *      educational practices.                                 
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 827  School personnel; prescribe minimum requirements for      Rogers (61st)
        uniform employment contract for certain.               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 829  School boards; authorize to borrow funds from Rural       Sullivan
   %    Economic Development Authority for certain purposes.   
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 857  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore
        scholastic year.                                       
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 858  State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at        Moore
   %    general state election.                                
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 859  Certified athletic trainers; allow to receive salary      Fillingane
        supplement if have completed NATA certification        
        process.                                               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 865  Vaccinations; allow exemption from for school             Fillingane
        attendance with certificate from physician.            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 883  School bus turnarounds; authorize counties to gravel      Fillingane
        and maintain for private school buses.                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 895  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Moore
   %    increase without referendum approval.                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 897  School boards; establish uniform method for electing      Frierson
        all in all school districts.                           
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 900  Compulsory school attendance law; delete provision        Clark
        allowing parent to disenroll child from kindergarten.  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 901  State Board of Education; require to produce voter        Clark
        education video for certain students.                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 902  Video camera surveillance; require in every public        Clark
        school classroom and bus.                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 903  Mississippi History; require comprehensive course for     Clark
        ninth grade public students.                           
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 933  Physical education; require public schools to teach       Gunn
        daily.                                                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 934  School districts; exempt high performing districts from   Gunn
   %    certain duties imposed on.                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 936  School boards; authorize to pay for cost of flu shots     Gunn
   %    for all teachers.                                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 938  Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.           Clark
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 940  Elected school boards; elect all members at time of       Moore
        presidential election.                                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 977  Municipalities; authorize to contribute equipment or      Mayo
 *      personnel to a local school district.                  
           03/24 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 980  School districts; require an efficiency audit before      Carlton
   %    levying a tax increase.                                
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1029  School district employees; revise limitations on          Brown
        conversion of unused leave.                            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1038  Education Employment Procedures; reduce probationary      Markham
        period and include assistant teachers.                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1068  Prohibition against making deductions from salary of      Calhoun
        school employees; repeal.                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1079  Dual enrollment programs; require students to maintain    Young
        3.0 GPA in all courses in order to participate in.     
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1101  Truancy; provide penalties for parents or legal           Hines
        guardians on public financial assistance for children  
        who are.                                               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1110  County school boards; members shall be elected by a       Moore
        majority vote.                                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1115  Salaries of superintendents; bring forward to amend.      Frierson
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1157  Ad valorem tax, school collections; clarify additional    Watson
   %    levy for collection costs and revise deadline for      
        transmitting tax collections.                          
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1163  Italian language classes; establish a pilot program to    Davis
        offer to students in grades K-12.                      
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1171  School board members; authorize to become members of      Franks
        PERS.                                                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1172  School boards; authorize to increase per diem or salary   Franks
        of members of.                                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1187  School employees; revise certain limitations on           Watson
        conversion of unused leave.                            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1200  School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance       Gadd
 * %    cost for PERS retirees employed as.                    
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB1201  Education; require disclaimer in textbooks regarding      Wells-Smith
        the teaching of certain theories.                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1237  State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance      Gadd
        Plan; include all members of school board.             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1253  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Lott
   %    tuition organizations or public schools.               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1302  School Property Development Act of 2005; create.          Watson
 * %       04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1315  School districts; require administrative consolidation    Denny
   %    into one district per county.                          
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1331  State Department of Education; study and implement        Hines
        program of instruction of felony laws to certain       
        students.                                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1334  Public school students; authorize community service as    Hines
        an alternative to detention or suspension.             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1337  Health instruction; require public schools to include     Hines
        in physical education courses.                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1362  Superintendents; authorize to suspend or dismiss          Brown
        superintendent based on terms of the employment        
        contract.                                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1367  Education Enhancement Funds; authorize expenditure of     Chism
        certain for classroom supplies and instructional       
        materials.                                             
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1377  Contract personnel with contact with students; revise     Jennings
 * %    procedure for criminal background checks.              
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1383  Education Employment Procedures; reduce probationary      Brown
        period and include assistant teachers.                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1384  School districts; require consolidation of certain into   Ellis
   %    one countywide district.                               
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1385  Retired teachers; allow certain to be reemployed and      Robinson (63rd)
        receive retirement benefits and salary.                
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1396  School boards; authorize to enter into contracts with     Pierce
 * %    third party to consolidate central office              
        administrative functions.                              
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB1403  Charter Schools; create new process for establishing.     Martinson
   %       02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1406  Mississippi Put Parents in Charge Act; create.            Moore
   %       02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1423  Education Reform Act of 2005; upgrade public schools.     Frierson
   %       02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1430  Social workers in school districts; provide MAEP funds    Scott
        for.                                                   
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1431  State Board of Education; require to select certain       Scott
   %    schools to participate in mandatory school uniform     
        pilot program.                                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1432  Mississippi Save Our Children Act; create.                Scott
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1435  School districts; certain shall adopt policies and        Scott
   %    procedures.                                            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1436  Health instruction; require public schools to include     Scott
        in physical education courses.                         
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1437  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1438  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1439  Social workers; provide in schools having high            Scott
        incidences of crime and violence.                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1443  Superintendents; require to notify teachers of            Lott
        nonreemployment on or before sine die of the current   
        year.                                                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1462  Poplarville School District; provide for elected school   Frierson
        board.                                                 
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1491  Licensed school employees; shall receive compensation     Buck
        until date final action is taken by board on hearing.  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1492  Elected superintendents; prohibit those who lose          Buck
        reelection from dismissing or suspending a licensed    
        employee.                                              
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1575  Appropriation; Education Department for support of        Davis
        Italian language pilot program.                        
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB1692  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to schools   Lott
  $%    for support of educational purposes only.              
           02/23 (H) Died In Committee
HB1725  Clay County; authorize to purchase school bus for ICS     Gibbs
        Headstart Program.                                     
           04/19 Approved by Governor
HC  38  Amend Constitution; elect State Superintendent of         Moore
        Public Education.                                      
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2012  County board of education is levying authority for all    Albritton
   %    school districts in county school system; provide.     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2019  School district reduction in force policy; prohibit any   Ross
        denial of reemployment of teachers for 18 months.      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2047  Contract with private entities to provide                 Burton
   %    noninstructional services to pupils; authorize school  
        districts to.                                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2061  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2062  Mississippi Science, Technology, Engineering and          Nunnelee
        Mathematics (STEM) Education Competitiveness Act;      
        establish.                                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2078  Education Employment Procedures; reduce probationary      Tollison
        period and include assistant teachers.                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2095  School board members elected in all districts;            Nunnelee
 *      superintendents appointed after January 1, 2008.       
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2101  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Nunnelee
  $%    tuition organizations or public schools.               
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2103  Homeschool students; authorize dual enrollment in         Nunnelee
        public schools.                                        
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2108  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
   %    restrictions.                                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2111  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2113  Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact.         Nunnelee
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2134  Parent allowed to disenroll a child from full-day         Tollison
        kindergarten program; delete provision.                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2142  School district accounts; superintendent may pay claims   Chaney
 * %    to be ratified by local school board.                  
           03/28 (S) Died In Conference
SB2143  Ad valorem school tax collections; clarify additional     Chaney
   %    levy for collection costs and revise deadline for      
        transmitting tax collections.                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2150  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2152  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for     Harden
   %    each public school district.                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2157  Determination of average daily attendance; computed on    Harden
        October 30th of each year.                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2161  Reductions in Adequate Education or EEF allotments;       Harden
        school district revenue shortfall borrowing authority  
        applies to.                                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2162  Study selection and governance structures of local        Harden
        school boards; create task force.                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2170  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff.                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2172  School districts provide an annual report of teacher      Harden
        vacancies to the SBE and the Legislature; require.     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2177  School superintendents shall have 4 years'                Browning
        administrative experience; require.                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2178  School term; revise first day and reduce length in all    Browning
        school districts.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2189  Short term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
  $%    maximum levy for repayment of.                         
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2194  Using non-wood baseball bats in public school league      Nunnelee
        games; prohibit.                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2198  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
  $%    maximum levy for repayment of.                         
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2199  School districts may pay substitute teachers from any     Harden
        available district fund; authorize.                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2203  Disposal of old business records of school districts;     Harden
        clarify process.                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2210  Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize           Harden
        one-time payment by school district.                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2212  Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment     Harden
        in public kindergarten or first grade; move to January 
        1.                                                     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2215  Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment     Harden
        in public kindergarten or first grade; move to August  
        1.                                                     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2217  Refunding bond provisions; all school districts may use   Harden
  $%    provisions of.                                         
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2227  School bond issue; authorize for one-year period          Harden
   %    without election unless petition of the electorate     
        calls for an election.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2234  Classroom supply funds; restore and clarify               Harden
        distribution and administration of.                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2241  Donated leave; return unused leave pursuant to school     Harden
        board policy.                                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2243  School personnel; prescribe minimum requirements for      Turner
        uniform employment contract for certain.               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2247  Conversion of unused leave for school district            Chaney
 *      employees; revise limitations.                         
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2254  Public school board members; include in State and         Doxey
        School Employees Health Insurance Plan.                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2272  State Board of Education expend federal funds for         Chaney
        licensed teachers; clarify authority.                  
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2274  School districts under conservatorship; authorize SDE     Chaney
 * %    to contract with private entity to manage.             
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2277  General Educational Developmental Test (GED) security     Burton
 *      procedures; criminal penalties for violations of.      
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2286  Teaching and presentation of scientific creationism in    Jackson (15th)
        the public schools; require.                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2292  School districts to purchase commodities or equipment     Harden
   %    through state group purchasing program; authorize.     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2294  School bus drivers; prohibit the use of cellular phones   Ross
 *      while driving.                                         
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2295  Adequate education program appropriation and local        Wilemon
 *      school district budgets to identify program funding    
        categories; require.                                   
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2296  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Harden
        2005.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2300  Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school      Jordan
        attendance for all.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2302  At-risk school districts; shall adopt certain policies    Simmons
   %    and procedures.                                        
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2312  Compulsory school attendance requirement; child who       Chaney
 *      attains 17 years of age during the year shall complete 
        the school term.                                       
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2315  School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.                   Harden
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2320  School district fiscal year; same as county fiscal        Cuevas
        year.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2358  Social workers in school districts; provide MAEP funds    Harden
        for.                                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2375  School social workers; allot adequate program funds       Simmons
        for.                                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2376  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2379  All school districts participate in public school         Burton
        choice; require.                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2468  Appointments to Southern Regional Education Board;        Chaney
        clarify.                                               
           03/21 Approved by Governor
SB2475  Local contribution required under MAEP; includes          Tollison
   %    amounts paid in lieu of ad valorem taxes.              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2501  School district consolidation; provide for                Ross
   %    administrative consolidation of low performing small   
        school districts.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2504  Mississippi Education Reform Act of 2005; enact.          Chaney
 * %       03/28 (S) Died In Conference
SB2505  Teacher salary scale; revise.                             Chaney
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2508  School board members elected in all districts;            Chaney
        superintendents appointed after January 1, 2008.       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2513  State Board of Education to issue a nutrition integrity   Dawkins
        policy for Mississippi elementary and middle school    
        children; direct.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2536  Automatic transfer of certain students attending          Horhn
        nonpublic schools; authorize if test scores are        
        satisfactory.                                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2539  Performance pay plan for certified teachers; establish.   Chaney
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2541  School districts; provide for elected boards, appointed   Chaney
        superintendents and administrative consolidation.      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2542  Criminal record background checks for educational         Chaney
   %    personnel; revise certain procedures.                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2543  Education Enhancement Funds; clarify use for classroom    Gordon
        supplies and authorize portion for support of MAEP.    
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2557  Dual enrollment students to receive dual credit in high   Gordon
        school; clarify.                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2560  School business administrators; provide minimum           Tollison
        qualifications for.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2573  Education; Teacher Retention Scholarship Grant Program    Tollison
        requirements.                                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2574  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson (32nd)
        turnarounds.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2576  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson (32nd)
        students.                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2584  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson (32nd)
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2594  School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.                   Horhn
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2652  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2695  State-funded opportunity scholarships for students to     Hewes
        attend private schools; authorize.                     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2696  Open enrollment policy and private school opportunity     Lee (35th)
        scholarships; provide for.                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2708  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2713  Administrative consolidation of school districts in       Hewes
 * %    certain Mississippi Gulf Coast county; provide         
        referendum on the question of.                         
           02/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Lost
SB2715  Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2731  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; establish         Chaney
 *      commission to study effectiveness and efficiency of.   
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2744  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Williamson
        school districts; change content.                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2775  School district consolidation; provide for                Pickering
   %    administrative consolidation of small school districts.
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2803  Required local revenue to support Mississippi Adequate    Chaney
  $%    Education Program and local school tax millage cap;    
        increase.                                              
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2850  Charter schools; create new process for establishing.     Chaney
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2911  Retirement system; authorize creditable service for       Jackson (32nd)
        certain part-time employment as a school bus driver.   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2918  Municipalities; may donate to public school districts     Michel
        for certain purposes.                                  
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2930  Adequate education program; delete repealer on            Flowers
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2963  School Property Development Act; create.                  Chaney
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2974  Student testing requirements for home instruction         Jackson (32nd)
        programs; SBE may require same standards as for public 
        school students.                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB3038  Income tax; provide a credit for nonpublic school         Hewes
  $%    tuition payments.                                      
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SC 503  Study Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and   Nunnelee
        Mathematics (STEM) Education                           
        Improvement/Competitiveness; establish.                
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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