2013 Regular Session Mississippi Upstart Project; create home-based educational program to develop school readiness in preschoolers. AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI UPSTART PROJECT TO SERVE AS A HOME-BASED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO DEVELOP SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONTRACT WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR PURPOSES OF DELIVERING THE PROGRAM TO PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; TO PRESCRIBE THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE PROVIDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THAT THE CONTRACT PROVIDE FOR ONE YEAR OF FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR ADDITIONAL YEARS OR EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO A GREATER NUMBER OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; TO AUTHORIZE A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN MISSISSIPPI UPSTART IF THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD AGREES TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE CONTRACTOR; TO AUTHORIZE FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER OF SOLICITING FAMILY PARTICIPATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR PARTICIPATING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PURCHASE CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO BE USED IN THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE CONTRACTOR'S USE OF FUNDS FOR MISSISSIPPI UPSTART; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MAKE AN ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE REPORT BEFORE NOVEMBER 30 EACH YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE GENERAL FUNDS MAY BE USED TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 02/05/2013 at 17:14 H B 1571 House Bill 1571 HB 1571 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2013 Education T ../../House_cmtes/ED.xml Appropriations F ../../House_cmtes/AP.xml Bain ../../House_authors/Bain.xml 1 01/21 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations 2 02/05 (H) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2013/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2013/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.htm ../../../../documents/2013/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2013/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.htm N ../../../../documents/2013/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1571.pdf