Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2907

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Background

Title

Description: School nurse program under State Department of Education; establish and provide for funding.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/30 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Tollison

Code Section: A 043-0013-0405

Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A SCHOOL NURSE PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL NURSES IN THE PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR PRIORITY FOR FUNDING THE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH IN THE STATE TREASURY A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE SCHOOL NURSE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE STATE EACH YEAR SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS IN THE SPECIAL FUND TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH SHALL EXPEND THE FUNDS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:11.

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