Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1222

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Title

Description: Mississippi Foundation for Early Childhood Development; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Dickson

Additional Authors: Clark, Evans, Flaggs, Huddleston, Myers, Smith (27th), Thomas

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, WHICH SHALL BE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT SERVES TO IDENTIFY METHODS OF INCREASING STUDENT PREPAREDNESS FOR SCHOOL AT THE KINDERGARTEN LEVEL; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO MATCH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE WITH PRIVATE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GRANTS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; TO REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO MAKE GRANTS TO THE MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT FOR PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO MAKE GRANTS TO A PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO AID THE MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TO ADOPT A SYSTEM OF EVALUATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSED.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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