2012 Regular Session Senate Education Committee Senate Education Committee 05/24/2012 at 09:12 HB 418 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0418PS.pdf School districts; extend repealer on authority to furlough certain employees when serious financial condition exists. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0418.xml * HB 447 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0447SG.pdf School superintendents; require school board to conduct an annual comprehensive evaluation of. Broomfield ../House_authors/Broomfield.xml 04/26 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0447.xml * HB 540 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0540SG.pdf School property and facilities; authorize shared use agreements for public recreation and sports. Barker ../House_authors/Barker.xml 04/24 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0540.xml * HB 638 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0638PS.pdf Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0638.xml HB 696 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0696SG.pdf Student grades; prohibit certain school administrators and district employees from influencing a change in. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/26 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0696.xml * HB 707 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0707SG.pdf School Start Date Act of 2012; enact to restrict the start of a new academic year. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 05/01 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0707.xml * HB 727 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0727PS.pdf School Textbook Fund; clarify purposes for which funds may be used. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0727.xml HB 753 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0753PS.pdf School board elections; authorize absentee voting for actively deployed members of United States Armed Forces. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 04/11 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/HB/HB0753.xml HB 776 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0776PS.pdf MAEP; increase amount of funds pledged for security for State Aid Capitol Improvement Bonds to $195.00 per pupil. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0776.xml % HB 784 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0784SG.pdf Academic credits; allow school district to award to certain students who complete basic training camp with the National Guard. Frierson ../House_authors/Frierson.xml 04/16 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0784.xml * HB 814 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0814PS.pdf Commission on School District Efficiency; require the State Board of Education to establish. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/30 (H) Died In Conference ../history/HB/HB0814.xml * HB 821 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0821PS.pdf Classroom supplies; authorize issuance of procurement cards to classroom teachers to purchase. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0821.xml % HB 838 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0838PS.pdf Central School District Shared Services Office System; require each county to establish implementation schedule. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0838.xml *% HB 847 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0847PS.pdf School district employees; delete donated leave to employees of the other school districts except for immediate relatives. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0847.xml * HB 864 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0864PS.pdf Dual enrollment - dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program. Mettetal ../House_authors/Mettetal.xml 04/30 (H) Died In Conference ../history/HB/HB0864.xml * HB 909 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0909SG.pdf School maintenance fund; extend repealer on requirement that districts with low ending balance file budget cuts plan. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 04/16 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0909.xml HB 924 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0924PS.pdf Joint Legislative Committee on Oral/Auditory Programs; extend repealer on. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB0924.xml HB 948 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0948SG.pdf Agricultural high schools; repeal section that establishes certain standards required of. Barker ../House_authors/Barker.xml 04/16 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0948.xml HB 960 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0960SG.pdf Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise. Miles ../House_authors/Miles.xml 04/24 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB0960.xml * HB1031 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1031SG.pdf MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; create to provide dyslexic students with school choice. Byrd ../House_authors/Byrd.xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB1031.xml * HB1032 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1032SG.pdf Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program; create. Byrd ../House_authors/Byrd.xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB1032.xml * HB1101 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1101PS.pdf Mississippi Upstart Project; create home-based educational program to develop school readiness in preschoolers. McGee ../House_authors/McGee.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1101.xml HB1133 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1133PS.pdf Reading Sufficiency Program of Instruction; repeal. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1133.xml HB1134 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1134PS.pdf School districts; require the appointment of superintendent by governing authority in those abolished by Governor. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/30 (H) Died In Conference ../history/HB/HB1134.xml * HB1140 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1140PS.pdf Education Employment Procedures Law; clarify deadline for notification of nonreemployment. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1140.xml HB1144 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1144SG.pdf Office of Educator Misconduct Evaluations; establish to provide administrative due process for licensure violations. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/17 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB1144.xml % HB1145 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1145PS.pdf Advanced placement courses; delete requirement for State Department of Education to approve of for high schools. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1145.xml HB1152 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1152PS.pdf Conversion charter school; require transitional year for conversion of certain chronically under-performing schools. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/30 (H) Died In Conference ../history/HB/HB1152.xml * HB1207 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1207PS.pdf School accreditation; authorize State Board of Education to withdraw for districts violating accreditation standards. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1207.xml HB1209 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1209PS.pdf Dual enrollment/credit; clarify requirements for high school students. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1209.xml HB1230 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1230PS.pdf Office of Dropout Prevention; clarify responsibility of. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/13 (H) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1230.xml * HB1322 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1322PS.pdf Task force to study status of failing schools and school districts; extend repealer on. Formby ../House_authors/Formby.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1322.xml HB1339 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1339PS.pdf New Start School; require transitional year after being considered failing 3 consecutive school years. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1339.xml HB1382 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1382PS.pdf Dogs that can detect diabetes; permit school boards and certain governing authorities to authorize use of in schools. Banks ../House_authors/Banks.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1382.xml * HB1405 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1405SG.pdf IEP meetings; authorize parents to record or opt to have school districts provide written record or recording. Crawford ../House_authors/Crawford.xml 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/HB/HB1405.xml * HB1508 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1508PS.pdf Eligibility of children in certain licensed residential facilities to receive federal education funds; provide. Moore ../House_authors/Moore.xml 04/03 (S) Died In Committee ../history/HB/HB1508.xml SB2007 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2007IN.pdf Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2007.xml SB2044 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2044IN.pdf Build-to-suit capital leases for school facilities; authorize school districts to enter into and transfer real estate for. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2044.xml % SB2060 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2060IN.pdf Textbooks; authorize local school boards to reject for certain content. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2060.xml SB2061 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2061IN.pdf Prekindergarten programs; commit funding for. Butler (38th) ../Senate_authors/Butler_(38th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2061.xml SB2062 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2062IN.pdf Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize. Blount ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2062.xml SB2063 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2063IN.pdf Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 30 years of creditable service. Butler (38th) ../Senate_authors/Butler_(38th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2063.xml SB2064 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2064IN.pdf "Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2012"; enact. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2064.xml SB2065 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2065IN.pdf School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to read a minimum of four books per school year. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2065.xml SB2070 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2070IN.pdf Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all. Butler (38th) ../Senate_authors/Butler_(38th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2070.xml SB2111 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2111IN.pdf Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASDs); State Dept. of Education to implement program in the public schools. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2111.xml SB2113 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2113IN.pdf Assistant teachers; require school districts to provide notice of nonreemployment at least 5 days before the school year ends. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2113.xml SB2114 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2114IN.pdf School Employment Procedures Law; reduce probationary period for certified employees. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2114.xml SB2115 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2115IN.pdf Prekindergarten programs; require under-performing school districts in the Delta to implement. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2115.xml % SB2120 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2120IN.pdf Qualifications for local school board; require at least 2 years of postsecondary education. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2120.xml SB2131 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2131IN.pdf Privatization of school bus transportation; State Board of Education to issue regulations for contracts. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2131.xml SB2133 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2133IN.pdf Financial literacy curricula in high school; require school districts to implement. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2133.xml % SB2134 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2134IN.pdf Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2134.xml % SB2146 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2146IN.pdf School board election; authorize absentee voting in certain types of districts. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2146.xml SB2147 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2147IN.pdf Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2147.xml SB2148 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2148IN.pdf Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.); authorize under Division of Youth Services. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2148.xml SB2149 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2149IN.pdf School bus drivers; school districts may pay health insurance premium of retirees employed as school bus drivers. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2149.xml SB2153 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2153IN.pdf Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by students. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2153.xml SB2164 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2164IN.pdf Sixteenth section school land; limit rent increases on farm-residential land. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2164.xml SB2166 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2166IN.pdf Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions to certain student aid programs. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2166.xml %$ SB2171 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2171IN.pdf Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start turnarounds. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2171.xml SB2175 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2175IN.pdf Student college/career readiness; provide placement testing and extended remediation opportunities. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2175.xml SB2176 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2176SG.pdf Education Employment Procedures Law; delete right of terminated or renewal school superintendent to request a hearing. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2176.xml * SB2178 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2178IN.pdf Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2178.xml SB2183 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2183IN.pdf Unlawful absences from school; no promotion or graduation if student has accumulated 21 or more absences in preceding school year. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2183.xml SB2185 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2185IN.pdf Prekindergarten programs; to be implemented by the State Department of Education on a phased-in basis. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2185.xml % SB2190 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2190IN.pdf School board members elected in all districts; superintendents appointed after January 1, 2016. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2190.xml SB2206 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2206IN.pdf School accreditation; include financial accountability rating system and student achievement in performance-based accreditation. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2206.xml SB2214 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2214IN.pdf Local school district budgets; require at least 75% to be expended for instructional purposes. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2214.xml SB2217 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2217IN.pdf Certified athletic trainers; allow to receive salary supplement if have completed NATA certification process. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2217.xml SB2222 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2222IN.pdf Age-appropriate curriculum for students addressing sexual abuse of children (Erin's Law); direct State Board of Education to issue. Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2222.xml SB2234 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2234IN.pdf "Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2012"; enact. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2234.xml SB2237 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2237IN.pdf Mandatory student physical education requirements; provide teacher and administrator licensure suspension if not followed. Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2237.xml SB2239 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2239IN.pdf Local school board members; authorize school district credit card for travel expenses at regional/national training meetings. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2239.xml SB2242 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2242IN.pdf Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2242.xml SB2244 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2244IN.pdf School attendance officers; immune from liability for enforcement of Compulsory School Attendance Law. Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2244.xml SB2266 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2266IN.pdf Requirements for enrollment of children in public schools; include proof of purchase of car tag in the proper county. Smith ../Senate_authors/Smith.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2266.xml SB2271 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2271PS.pdf Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2271.xml * SB2273 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2273IN.pdf State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS); allow parents of public school students to opt-out of mandatory electronic tracking system. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2273.xml SB2274 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2274IN.pdf Income tax; exclude from gross income certain amounts spent by teachers for classroom supplies. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2274.xml %$ SB2291 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2291IN.pdf Central business services and procurement for all public school districts; DFA Office of Shared Services administers on regional basis. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2291.xml % SB2294 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2294IN.pdf Mississippi Digital Learning NOW Act; create. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2294.xml SB2297 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2297IN.pdf Public school student high school graduation ceremony requirements; clarify. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2297.xml SB2313 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2313PS.pdf Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/30 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2313.xml * SB2319 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2319IN.pdf Children; revise reporting abuse or neglect of. Longwitz ../Senate_authors/Longwitz.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2319.xml SB2330 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2330SG.pdf School district consolidation; require in certain counties. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2330.xml *% SB2351 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2351IN.pdf School bus turnarounds; revise approval process by county and school district. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2351.xml SB2400 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2400IN.pdf "Mississippi Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act of 2012"; establish. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2400.xml % SB2401 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2401PS.pdf Charter schools; enact the "Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012." Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/03 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2401.xml * SB2404 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2404IN.pdf Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment in public kindergarten or first grade; move to January 1. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2404.xml SB2405 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2405IN.pdf Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher incentive loans to applicants agreeing to teach in public schools or universities. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2405.xml SB2407 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2407IN.pdf Income tax; provide credit for out-of-pocket classroom supply expenditures made by public schoolteachers. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2407.xml %$ SB2408 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2408IN.pdf School bonds; require 55% vote to pass. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2408.xml %$ SB2412 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2412IN.pdf Annual leave for teachers; allow additional accumulation of personal leave. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2412.xml SB2413 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2413IN.pdf Teachers' salaries; increase next 5 years and determine "living wage" for assistant teachers. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2413.xml SB2414 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2414IN.pdf School guidance counselors; provide state funds for. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2414.xml SB2419 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2419IN.pdf Donated leave; return unused leave pursuant to school board policy. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2419.xml SB2423 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2423IN.pdf Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2423.xml SB2424 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2424SG.pdf Education Employment Procedures Law; clarify deadline for notification of nonreemployment. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2424.xml SB2434 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2434IN.pdf Eligibility of children in certain licensed residential facilities to receive federal education funds; provide. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2434.xml SB2449 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2449IN.pdf Exemplary Inclusive School Award Program for children with disabilities; clarify implementation by State Department of Education. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2449.xml SB2450 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2450SG.pdf High school advanced placement courses; delete requirement for State Department of Education approval. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/19 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2450.xml SB2451 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2451PS.pdf Dual enrollment programs for high school students; clarify requirements. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/30 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2451.xml * SB2452 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2452SG.pdf Employment of substitute teachers; clarify deduction of cost of substitutes from pay of absent licensee. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2452.xml * SB2453 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2453SG.pdf Reading Sufficiency Program of Instruction; repeal components. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2453.xml SB2454 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2454SG.pdf Office of Dropout Prevention in the State Department of Education; clarify responsibility. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2454.xml * SB2455 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2455IN.pdf Teacher and school administrator licensure; establish office within State Department of Education regarding licensure matters. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2455.xml % SB2456 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2456IN.pdf Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize one-time payment by school district. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2456.xml SB2468 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2468IN.pdf Teacher Incentive Fund Grant Pilot Program; authorize salary supplements based upon student performance. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2468.xml SB2469 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2469IN.pdf School start date; require local school boards to fix the opening of the school term no earlier than the fourth Monday in August. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2469.xml SB2488 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2488PS.pdf School premises liability; provide for shared use and public access to school buildings. Massey ../Senate_authors/Massey.xml 04/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2488.xml SB2500 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2500IN.pdf Offshore mineral leases of state-owned land; distribute portion of revenue from to school districts in coastal counties. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2500.xml SB2505 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2505IN.pdf Study selection and governance structures of local school boards; create task force. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2505.xml SB2506 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2506IN.pdf School district; elect members of all municipal school boards in 2013. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2506.xml SB2507 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2507IN.pdf School districts provide an annual report of teacher vacancies to the SBE and the Legislature; require. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2507.xml SB2509 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2509IN.pdf Students with disabilities; revise complaint procedures to supply parents with response information. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2509.xml SB2511 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2511IN.pdf Students with a disability; parents provided copy of child's assessment. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2511.xml SB2512 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2512IN.pdf School district sixteenth section principal fund; authorize local school boards to expend certain amount. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2512.xml % SB2537 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2537IN.pdf Homeschool students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2537.xml SB2538 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2538IN.pdf Homeschool and nonpublic school students; authorize participation in extracurricular activities in public schools. Hill ../Senate_authors/Hill.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2538.xml SB2548 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2548IN.pdf Children; revise reporting abuse or neglect of. Bryan ../Senate_authors/Bryan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2548.xml SB2588 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2588IN.pdf Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2588.xml SB2591 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2591IN.pdf Conversion charter school; require for certain low-performing schools following transitional year. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2591.xml SB2599 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2599IN.pdf Abstinence-plus sex education as required curriculum in public schools; provide for. Simmons (13th) ../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2599.xml SB2737 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2737SG.pdf Low-performing schools and school districts; authorize State Board of Education to consolidate in emergency situations. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 05/16 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2737.xml * SB2738 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2738IN.pdf Sixteenth section school land; leases presumed valid. McDaniel ../Senate_authors/McDaniel.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2738.xml SB2739 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2739IN.pdf Central School District Shared Services Office System in each county; establish implementation schedule. Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2739.xml SB2740 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2740IN.pdf State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS); reenact to develop interagency participation to link education with employment. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2740.xml SB2750 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2750IN.pdf State Advisory Panel on Special Education; revise membership and duties. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2750.xml SB2751 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2751IN.pdf Students with disabilities; parents shall receive copy of outside evaluation and observation report, etc. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2751.xml SB2752 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2752SG.pdf Coordinated School Health Pilot Program based on federal model; authorize SDE and SDH to establish. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2752.xml * SB2760 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2760SG.pdf School district consolidation; require in certain counties and study administrative consolidation of agricultural high schools. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2760.xml *% SB2761 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2761SG.pdf School District Procurement Efficiency Commission; continue under State Department of Education and authorize procurement cards. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 05/22 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2761.xml *% SB2762 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2762IN.pdf Educational technology infrastructure upgrades; provide certain funding sources for school districts. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 03/28 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2762.xml %$ SB2776 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2776SG.pdf School and district accreditation rating terminology; direct State Dept. of Education to change to "A," "B," "C," "D" and "F". Collins ../Senate_authors/Collins.xml 05/23 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2776.xml * SB2777 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2777PS.pdf Blind Person's Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise to confirm to federal law. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 04/11 (H) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2777.xml * SB2791 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2791IN.pdf Mississippi UPSTART school readiness project; create. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2791.xml SB2792 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2792SG.pdf Dual enrollment-dual credit work skills certificate program in high school and community college; establish pilot program. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 05/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2792.xml * SB2793 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2793IN.pdf Sixteenth section school land; authorize long-term contracts for sale of wood fiber. Brown ../Senate_authors/Brown.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2793.xml SB2794 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2794IN.pdf Mississippi Adequate Education Program; increase funding for at-risk pupils. Turner ../Senate_authors/Turner.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2794.xml SB2877 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2877IN.pdf Blind Person's Literacy Rights and Education Act; revise to conform to federal law. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2877.xml SC 579 ../../../documents/2012/pdf/SC/SC0579IN.pdf Constitution; amend Section 208 to allow the use of public funds for student aid to students attending religious schools. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/06 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0579.xml SN 3 John Russell Kelly, Gulfport, Mississippi, State Board of Education, term effective immediately and ending June 30, 2020, representing the Second Supreme Court District. GOVERNOR 05/03 (S) Notified of Approval ../history/SN/SN0003.xml SN 34 Robert John (Bob) Sawyer, Gulfport, Mississippi, Mississippi Authority for Educational Televison (Mississippi Public Broadcasting Board) as a member At-Large, four year term beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2016. GOVERNOR 05/03 (S) Notified of Approval ../history/SN/SN0034.xml SN 73 Thomas Richard Morrison, Brandon, Mississippi, State Board of Education as School Administrator, unexpired term beginning June 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2014, vice Sue Matheson. GOVERNOR 05/03 (S) Notified of Approval ../history/SN/SN0073.xml SN 94 Simon Finger Weir, II, Hernando, Mississippi, State Board of Education, nine year term beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2021, representing the Third Supreme Court District. GOVERNOR 05/03 (S) Notified of Approval ../history/SN/SN0094.xml SN 109 Dr. Alfred Rankins, Jr., Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Authority for Educational Television (Mississippi Public Broadcasting Board), term beginning July 1, 2012. IHL BOARD OF TRUSTEES 05/03 (S) Notified of Approval ../history/SN/SN0109.xml