HB 87 Superintendent of education, county; prohibit voters in Howell
* certain school districts from voting in election for.
04/30 Approved by Governor
HB 106 Assistant teachers; establish GED as minimum Holland
* requirement and authorize employing licensed teachers
with funds.
04/16 Approved by Governor
HB 294 Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of McCoy
teachers already in areas to participate in Masters
Scholarship Program.
04/16 Approved by Governor
HB 295 Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; delete McCoy
requirement for annual application.
04/16 Approved by Governor
HB 342 Mississippi Employer-Assisted Teacher Program; extend Ford
repealer.
04/10 (S) Died In Committee
HB 418 Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Scott (17th)
* Council and Advisory Committee; establish.
04/30 Approved by Governor
HB 419 Prekindergarten through kindergarten teachers license; Scott (17th)
* authorize for certain holders of Bachelor of Science
Degree.
05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 581 Public school students and employees; require use of Woods
* titles of respect.
04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 659 Public school classroom; authorize brief period of Fillingane
quiet reflection.
04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 776 Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding Warren
* % students whose presence is detrimental to educational
environment.
05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 810 School Employment Procedures Law; require Blackmon
* nonreemployment of licensed employees to be based on
good cause.
04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 845 Educator and administrator licenses; extend expiration McCoy
date of certain licenses for new renewal requirement
purposes.
04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 902 School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program; Warren
* establish in State Department of Education.
05/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 903 School librarians; include public library experience in Warren
computation of years of teaching experience.
04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1039 School security personnel; require minimum level of Warren
* basic law enforcement training.
04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1134 Incentive grants for improving schools and Broomfield
* accountability plan for low-performing schools;
establish.
05/01 Approved by Governor
HB1212 Vocational education teachers; authorize certain summer Frierson
work to satisfy licensure renewal requirements.
04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1393 School districts; authorize districts issuing debt to Brown
* take certain actions to qualify the debt for federal
assistance.
04/30 Approved by Governor
HB1409 Vocational and technical education; authorize school Lott
* V districts to offer as alternative to college prep
curriculum.
04/20 (H) Do Sustain Veto
SB2017 Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for Nunnelee
schools.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2026 Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in Nunnelee
public schools.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2027 School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain Nunnelee
% restrictions.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2029 Teachers; create duty to inform students of Nunnelee
unlawfulness of certain conduct.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2031 School term; revise first day and last day for all Nunnelee
schools.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2041 Substitute teachers compensated while completing Nunnelee
student teaching requirements; authorize.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2049 Noninstructional school employees; authorize board Thames
* designee to make employment recommendations for.
04/25 Approved by Governor
SB2051 Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are Nunnelee
members of the Association of Christian Schools.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2067 School boards; elect members in all school districts; Simmons
appoint all school superintendents.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2069 Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation Simmons
Program.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2071 Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding King
% student whose presense is detrimental to educational
environment.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2077 Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by Jackson
students.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086 School guidance counselors; define authorized program Johnson (19th)
activities.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2100 School dicipline; prescribe additional requirements for King
code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
disruptive students.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2105 Minimum education program; allot funds for employing Smith
high school arts education instructors.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2106 Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in Smith
Grades 1-4.
03/29 (S) Died In Committee
SB2107 Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every Smith
20 pupils in Grades 1-4.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2108 Teacher certification; require instruction in all Smith
reading methods for K-4.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2113 Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of Blackmon
Education to establish as pilot program.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2129 Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.); Jackson
authorize under Division of Youth Service.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2132 Teacher certification; establish Commission on Dearing
Professional Educators' Standards and Practices.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2141 Off-duty municipal or county law enforcement officers; Nunnelee
authorize to use public equipment for school security.
04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2143 School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School Dearing
Laboratory Chemical Management Act.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2145 School boards to use public bid procedures in selecting Dearing
% insurance or fund-raising vendors; require.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2147 School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to Simmons
read a minimum of 4 books per school year.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2149 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Nunnelee
after 1/1/2004.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2156 Frivolous legal action against school personnel; King
provide immunity and assessment of attorney's fees and
costs for.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2167 Uniform requirement for Praxis II Examination Blackmon
completion as prerequisite for teacher graduation; IHL
implement.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2168 Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2000; enact. Smith
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2169 Co-Lin Community College Bd of Trustees; provide Dearing
additional appointments from Adams County.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2172 William Winter Teacher/Administrator Scholar Loan Harden
Program; available to students preparing to be school
administrators.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2175 Adequate education program allotments; authorize more Harden
% expenditures for instructional purposes.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2177 School bonds; majority vote required on school bond Harden
% issues.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2178 Noncertificated school personnel; enhance employment Harden
benefits.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179 Prohibition against deductions from salary of school Harden
employees; repeal.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2188 Critical teacher shortage area master's degree program; Harden
include teachers currently employed in school district.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2192 School districts, municipal; provide for board members Carmichael
% from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
district.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2193 School districts with added territory; provide for Carmichael
% automatic student transfers.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2223 CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9-12. Burton *
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2224 Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students. Burton
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2245 School boards; may use district funds to pay for field Furniss
trips.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2251 Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease Furniss
provisions.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2261 Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be Harden
reemployed as teachers.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2262 Public education; require Legislature to appropriate a Harden
minimum percentage of General Fund to.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2263 Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher Harden
incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to
teach in public school or univ.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2269 Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on Harden
phased-in basis.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2273 Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies; Harden
clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2277 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Harden
after 1/1/2004.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2288 School board elections; elect members in all school Nunnelee
districts.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2295 School board election; elect members in all school Harden
districts.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2302 School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot Harden
* % program in public schools.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2307 School district accreditation; create task force to Harden
% revise accreditation system.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2318 Public school classroom; brief period of quiet Frazier
reflection authorized.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2330 School safety and school violence; enact prevention Simmons
% programs.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2331 Parent/family education programs; authorize under State Simmons
Board of Education and establish criteria.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2332 Pre-kindergarten education program; authorize under Blackmon
State Board of Education and establish criteria.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2333 School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program; Johnson (38th)
establish in State Dept. of Education.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2334 Minimum education program; allot funds for employing Blackmon
school guidance counselors.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2336 Pre-vocational trade program for exceptional children Blackmon
Grades 6-9; establish and provide minimum program funds
for.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2346 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Simmons
% Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2352 Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop Farris
for public schools.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2355 School districts; elect members of all school boards in Chaney
2001.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2373 Local supplemental pay for teachers; require school Walls
districts to pay no less than the state average.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2385 School attendance officers; revise salary scale. Walls
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2413 Dues check-off upon written authorization of state Walls
employees and certified school employees; permit.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2487 Acquisition of school district property by the exchange Harden
* % method; clarify.
04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2488 Incentive grants for improving schools and Harden
* accountability plan for low-performing schools;
provide.
05/22 Approved by Governor
SB2489 Critical teacher shortage area master's degree program; Harden
include teachers currently employed in school district.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2490 Beginning teacher and principal support pilot programs; Harden
clarify reapplication procedure.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2491 School board members; prescribe educational Harden
* qualifications.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2505 Assistant teacher funds; authorize any school district Harden
to use funds to employ additional certified teachers in
Grades K-3.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2522 Immunity of school personnel from liability for lawful Harden
action; add school counselors to.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2528 MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact. Harden
* 05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2544 Education of exceptional children in compliance with Harden
* federal law; revise requirements and complaint
procedures.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2545 Professional school district staff shall be properly Harden
licensed and endorsed; require for purposes of minimum
program funding.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2590 Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month; Harden
* authorize.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2597 School district security personnel with police power; Harden
require minimum training standards.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2614 Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be Hyde-Smith
reemployed as teachers in critical teacher shortage
areas.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2651 Corporal punishment in public schools; direct State Harden
Board of Education and local school boards to adopt
policy regarding use of.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2658 Public school licensed and nonlicensed employees; Chaney
* % require criminal records background checks for
applicants.
05/22 Approved by Governor
SB2663 Certain persons may apply for pre-kindergarten teachers Farris *
license; authorize.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2666 Use of tobacco by adults on educational property; Huggins
prohibit.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2678 Physical education classes; require in Grades K-9 Harden
beginning with 2000-2001 school year.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2684 Parent/family education programs; authorize under MSU Farris *
Cooperative Extension Service and establish criteria.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2685 Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Farris
Council; create.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2686 Pre-kindergarten education program; authorize under Farris *
State Board of Education and establish criteria.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2711 Teachers and assistant teachers; increase salaries over Farris
4-year period to estimated Southeastern average.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2714 Teachers and assistant teachers; increase salaries over Harden
4-year period.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2745 Annual recognition of inclusive programs for children Nunnelee
* with disabilities; SDE provide for.
04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2747 Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact. Nunnelee
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2765 Mississippi Comprehensive Early Childhood Services Act Farris
of 2000; enact.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2784 "Declaration of Independence"; require school students Nunnelee
to recite.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2849 School board members; prescribe educational Johnson (38th)
qualifications.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2850 School board elections; elect members in all school Johnson (38th)
districts.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2851 School superintendents; appoint all superinendents Johnson (38th)
after 1/1/2004.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2852 Public school licensed and nonlicensed employees; Harden
% require criminal records background checks for new
applicants.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2859 Minimum education program; allot funds for employing Farris
school guidance counselors.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2860 School guidance counselors; allot minimum program funds Harden
for.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2861 School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend Harden
for one year.
04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2862 Nationally certified school psychologists; provide Bryan
salary supplement for.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2890 School mentoring pilot programs; SDE establish in Nunnelee
school districts.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2902 School districts; authorize to purchase Hewes
% revenue-interruption insurance.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2920 School Employment Procedures Law; require good cause Minor
% for nonreemployment decisions.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2921 School guidance counselors; define authorized program Harden
* activities.
05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2937 Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; Harden
extend repealer.
04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2989 Public school arts instructors; fund under Minimum Chaney
Education Program.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3019 Social workers; provide in schools having high Blackmon
incidences of crime and violence.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3021 Jazz education classes; require in appropriate grades Johnson (19th)
beginning with 2000-2001 school year.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3043 Compulsory school attendance violations; local law Turner
enforcement officers have jurisdiction.
04/17 Approved by Governor
SB3069 Omnibus salary section; delete salary of Exec. Dir. of Williamson
MS Board of Nursing.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3073 Regional high schools operated by two school districts; Turner
* provide additional incentive funds for.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB3115 Public school students; require use of appropriate Jordan
titles of respect with school employees.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3116 Suspension of students; school board shall provide due Bryan
process hearing if for greater than 10 days.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3117 School boards; authorize home rule with limitations. Bryan
% 03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3119 Mississippi Children's Cabinet; establish to serve as Harden
coordinating agency for children and families services.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3129 Cheerleaders in middle school and high school; shall Smith
receive 1/2 credit toward graduation.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3152 Internet; require schools to install Internet filters. Ross
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3164 Budget and business operation authority of school Harden
* % districts; revise.
04/25 Approved by Governor
SB3168 School district which has lost its accreditation; Hamilton
require referendum on elected supt of education.
03/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3182 School administrators spending Education Enhancement Harden
Funds classroom instructional supplies funds; criminal
penalties for misuse.
03/15 (S) Died In Committee
SB3185 Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase Harden
* % authorized term of.
05/15 Approved by Governor
SB3192 School districts may issue reduced or interest-free Bryan
* % debt pursuant to federal law; authorize.
04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB3342 Madison County Educational Authority; establish. Michel
05/07 (S) Died In Committee
SN 19 Rowan Taylor, Jackson, Mississippi, another term on the SPEAKER
State Board of Education, your term will expire on June
30, 2008
05/04 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 39 Jayne A. Sargent, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of GOVERNOR
the State Board of Education, for an unexpired term
beginning February 22, 2000 with the term ending July
1, 2005
05/04 (S) Appointment Confirmed
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