2011 Regular Session Home-based educational technology school readiness skills program for preschool children (Mississippi Upstart); authorize. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONTRACT WITH A SOLE SOURCE VENDOR FOR A HOME-BASED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN TO BE NAMED THE "MISSISSIPPI UPSTART" PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI UPSTART PROGRAM UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN THE MISSISSIPPI UPSTART PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROGRAM THROUGH COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACTS; TO PROVIDE FOR AUDIT OF THE PROGRAM AND REPORTS; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER CERTAIN STANDARDS AND RECOGNITION AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 02/01/11 at 17:08 S B 2831 Senate Bill 2831 SB 2831 S Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2011 Education F ../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xml Appropriations T ../../Senate_cmtes/AP.xml Burton ../../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 1 01/17 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations 2 01/27 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP 3 02/01 (S) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2011/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2831IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2011/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2831IN.htm ../../../../documents/2011/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2831IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2011/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2831IN.htm