HB 113 Public schools; require all instruction to be delivered Reeves
in English language.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 264 School boards; establish meeting attendance Eads
* requirements for members.
03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 284 Compulsory school law; include students who turn 17 Warren
* during school year.
04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 346 U.S. flag; require public schools to fly at half-staff Brown
pursuant to federal order or law.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 465 Driver education and training program; require to Miles
* include instruction in organ donation.
03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 482 Minimum education program; extend repealer (RP). Ford
* % 03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 490 Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions Ford
* recognizing teachers' right to remove students (RP).
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 492 School attendance officers; delete repealer/Best Ford
* Financial Practices Review Task Force; create.
04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 493 Applicants for school employment; delete repealer on Ford
* % fingerprinting and background checks requirements (RP).
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 494 Extended school day/year programs and instructional Ford
* % home rule; delete repealer (RP).
04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 639 Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in Warren
V computing years of teaching experience.
03/21 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 641 Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations Warren
V are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.
03/21 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 642 State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to Warren
V serve on boards.
03/21 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 643 School attendance officers; require fingerprinting and Warren
* % background checks for new hires.
04/11 Approved by Governor
HB 644 School guidance counselors; define comprehensive Warren
* services to be provided in schools (version 2).
04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 803 Sixteenth section lands; revise re-leasing provisions Frierson
* for agricultural lands that are to be reclassified.
04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 841 Professional licenses; suspend for default on state Howell
* % educational loans or service conditional scholarships.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1030 School enrollment; clarify that district may require Weathersby
* parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.
03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1069 Classroom supply funds; require school district audits Brown
to test for compliance with legal requirements.
03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1337 School boards' investment of surplus funds; same as Brown
* V investment of 16th section principal funds.
03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1531 Compulsory School Attendance Law; include students in Lott
* kindergarten and revise deadline for certificates of
enrollment.
03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1605 Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ Lott
* and conduct study on physical activity.
04/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2022 School boards; may use available funds to pay for field Furniss
% trips.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2032 Teachers; create duty to inform students of Nunnelee
unlawfulness of certain conduct.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2035 Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for Nunnelee
* schools.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2038 Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in Nunnelee
public schools.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2040 Teacher Retention Grant Program; scholarships available Chamberlin
to teachers working for a Master's or Doctorate of
Education degree.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2044 CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9 Burton *
through 12.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2045 Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students. Burton
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2050 School social workers; allot adequate program funds Simmons
for.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2051 School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to Simmons
read a minimum of 4 books per school year.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2084 Automatic transfer of certain students attending Horhn
nonpublic schools; authorize if test scores are
satisfactory.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2095 Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired Hyde-Smith
* students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal
year.
04/09 Approved by Governor
SB2101 Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact. Nunnelee
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2125 School bond limitation based on assessed valuation; Tollison
$% revise.
03/19 (H) Died In Committee
SB2147 Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school Nunnelee
% tuition organizations or public schools.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2153 School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain Nunnelee
% restrictions.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2160 School term; revise first day and last day for all Nunnelee
schools.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2164 "Declaration of Independence"; require school students Nunnelee
to recite.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2168 Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in Harden
computing years of teaching experience.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2170 Five-year-olds enrolled in full day public school Harden
* kindergarten; require attendance.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2171 School services for special population students; Harden
require course of study in teacher preparation
curriculum and in-service staff training.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2208 Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management Carmichael
Practices Review of the State Department of Education;
create.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2209 Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions Harden
* recognizing teachers' right to remove students.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2216 School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot Harden
% program in public schools.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2219 Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies; Harden
clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2223 School employees criminal history record check Harden
* requirement; delete repealer.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2224 Permanent Advisory Committee for the Student Vision Harden
Screening Program; delete requirement for.
03/13 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2225 Enrollment in Kindergarten or Grade 1; prescribe Harden
* evidence of date of birth required for.
04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2226 Part-time licensed teachers or retired teachers; Harden
provide state funds for employment of.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2233 Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and Harden
while student teaching; authorize.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2234 Noncertificated school personnel; enhance employment Harden
benefits.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2244 Mississippi Children's Cabinet; establish to serve as Harden
coordinating agency for children and family services.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2249 Physical education classes K-9; express legislative Harden
* intent.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2250 Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher Harden
incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to
teach in public schools or univ.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2260 School bonds; majority vote required on school bond Harden
% issues.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2283 State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee Harden
to serve on certain boards and councils.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2284 Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in Harden
* State Department of Education; extend repealer.
04/04 (S) Died In Conference
SB2286 Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations Harden
are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2288 Limited English Proficient (LEP) students; provide Harden
standards and teacher certification for program of
bilingual education for.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2306 School administrators spending education enhancement Harden
funds for classroom instructional supplies; criminal
penalties for misuse.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2316 School districts; elect members of all school boards in Harden
2004.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2317 Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule Harden
authority; delete repealer on.
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2318 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Harden
after 1/1/2004.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2319 School board elections; elect members in all school Nunnelee
districts.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2320 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Nunnelee
after 1/1/2004.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2321 Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of Little
* Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2368 Teacher salary annual increment; authorize for up to 30 Chamberlin
years of teaching experience.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2370 Nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure; Harden
* % provide for and qualify for scholarship incentive
programs.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2423 School attendance officers' authority and Cuevas
% responsibilities; transfer to local constables.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2441 School guidance counselors; define authorized program Harden
* activities.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2443 Education of exceptional children; revise parent due Harden
* process and investigation procedures.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2447 Charter schools; create new process for establishing Nunnelee
% which is not limited to public schools.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2448 Teachers with 25 or more years of teaching experience; Cuevas
% provide salary increases, state income tax benefits,
health ins. benefits for.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2480 Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact. Hewes
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2498 Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on Harden
phased-in basis.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2508 Full implementation of Mississippi Adequate Education Chaney
% Program funding formula; extend date of.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2559 "Disruptive behavior" by students which authorizes Tollison
disciplinary action by school officials; add certain
actions by students.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2571 School guidance counselors; define authorized program Johnson (19th)
activities.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2587 Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation Simmons
Program.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2597 School districts; grant home rule with limitations. Tollison
% 02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2647 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Simmons
% Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2695 School boards investment of surplus funds; same as Tollison
investment of 16th section principal funds.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2698 School board elections; elect members in all school Johnson (38th)
districts.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2699 School boards; elect members in all school districts; Simmons
appoint all school superintendents.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2714 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Johnson (38th)
after 1/1/2004.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2738 High-Risk First-Time Juvenile Offenders Education Smith
Program; establish.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2804 School district authority to contract for training Harden
* % activities; clarify.
03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2805 Contract with private entities to provide instructional Tollison
% services to pupils; authorize school districts to.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2808 State Department of Education Administration Budget; Cuevas
require phased-in reduction to average of the
contiguous states.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2864 Local school board election districts; authorize boards Harden
* to reapportion districts.
04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2869 Annual leave for teachers; allow accumulation of Harden
personal leave and retention of leave when transferring
to another school district.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2878 "Education Independence and Accountability Act of Harden
% 2002"; enact and repeal supervision of State Dept of Ed
over school districts.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2881 Reductions in Minimum Education or EEF allotments; Harden
$% school district revenue shortfall borrowing authority
applies to.
02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2883 Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.); Jackson
authorize under Division of Youth Services.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2887 MS School Boards Assn shall conduct training for school Harden
boards members; clarify authority.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2900 Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by Jackson
students.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2905 Study selection and governance structures of local Harden
school boards; create task force.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2932 School district bond debt; include in lieu payments as Harden
part of general limitations.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2962 Use state funds to employ licensed teachers instead of Tollison
teacher assistants; delete prohibition.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2967 Authority for Educational Television; revise membership Bryan
of.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2969 Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP); Bryan
* % prescribe state cost for FY2003.
04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB2988 Criminal record background check for school employees; Harden
% include school volunteers.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2993 School psychologists practicing in educational Thames
settings; clarify use of titles.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3013 Alternative school programs; increase allotment of Jackson
funds for.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3021 Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property. Jackson
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3046 Cheerleaders in middle school and high school; shall Smith
* receive 1/2 credit toward graduation.
02/14 (S) Died On Calendar
SB3049 Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2002; enact. Smith
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3068 School bonds; require 55% vote to pass. Horhn
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3069 State Aid Construction Program and Public School Harden
% Building Fund; abolish.
02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3106 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds; authorize certain Harden
$% school districts to issue.
02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SN 62 Frank Ervin Melton, Jackson, Mississippi, MS State LT. GOVERNOR
Board of Education, hereby re-appointing term of office
expiring July 1, 2010.
04/03 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 63 Mavilou Burns, Fulton, Mississippi, Educational GOVERNOR
Television Authority for Mississippi
Educational Television Authority for MS, for a
four-year term ending June 30, 2006, representing an
actively engaged teacher or principal in an elementary
school system in the State of MS.
04/04 (S) Appointment Confirmed
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