Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Education Committee

As of 05/14/03 at 08:16

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HB  48  School employees' donated leave; require school board     Flaggs
        approval.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  49  Alternative schools programs; require separate space      Moss
        for students in Grades 5 and lower.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  88  Physical education; require public high schools to        Fleming
        teach daily.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  94  Teachers, counselors and school officials; prohibit       Fleming
        from recommending psychiatric drugs for children.      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 120  CPR; require as part of health curriculum for high        Barnett (92nd)
        school graduation.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 148  Personal finance and entrepreneurship course; require     Fleming
        for high school graduation.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 149  Public schools; prohibit zero tolerance discipline        Fleming
        plans.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 187  Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on   Fleming
        sixteenth section land or lieu land.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 191  Teacher education program; require instruction in the     Martinson
        teaching of phonics.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 200  Insurance contracts for school districts; require         Taylor
        requests for proposals for certain amount.             
           02/13 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 220  Compulsory School Attendance Law; include students in     Lott
        kindergarten and revise deadline for certificates of   
        enrollment.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 221  Scholastic year; prohibit schools from opening before     Markham
        August 15.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 222  Automatic expulsion; include sexual misconduct and        Ishee
        indecent exposure in definition of "disruptive         
        behavior."                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 230  Public schools; prohibit grouping students according to   Fleming
        ability.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 291  Elected school boards; elect members at general state     Moore (60th)
        and county elections.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 292  State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at        Moore (60th)
   %    general state election.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 297  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Eads
   %    appointed superintendents.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 301  School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase           Eads
   %    limitation.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 324  Teachers; establish performance pay plan.                 Cameron
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 372  School voucher program; require State Department of       Cameron
        Education to establish.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 374  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Chism
   %    appointed superintendents.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 375  School boards; elect all.                                 Chism
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 392  Limited open enrollment policy; establish for students    Cameron
        in Level 1 and 2 school districts.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 412  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore (60th)
        scholastic year.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 434  Sixteenth section land; authorize sale of to certain      Moak
        armed services veterans.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 449  Asthma; schools shall permit self-administration of       Fleming
        medication by pupils for.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 450  School enrollment; students may attend a school in a      Fleming
        different district if their parents are purchasing a   
        residence there.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 453  High school; require students to complete state           Fleming
        certified driver education training in order to        
        graduate.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 481  Superintendent and Principal of the Year; provide Five    Weathersby
        Thousand Dollars yearly award for.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 497  School districts; provide for elected school boards and   Eads
   %    appointed superintendents.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 500  Elected school board members; elect all in November       Ishee
        rather than March.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 512  Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management         Formby
        Practices Review of the State Department of Education; 
        create.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 540  Assistant teachers; require to be qualified according     Reeves
        to federal standards.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 625  Authority for Educational Television; revise authority    Eads
        relating to contracts.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 662  Special education students; may appeal hearing            Warren
        officer's decision within 45 days of the decision.     
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 663  State classroom supply funds; clarify method of           Warren
 *      distribution and administration of.                    
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 666  Public school students; authorize community service as    Hines
        an alternative to detention or suspension.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 672  Teaching requirements; K-8 teachers must have completed   Guice
        college-level course in American History.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 673  Schools; require to use construction manager for          Guice
        construction project of $15,000,000.00 or more.        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 721  Pupil-teacher ratio; set maximum class sizes in           Evans
        kindergarten through Grade 3.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 729  Video camera; require in every public school classroom    Clark
        and bus.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 731  Family Literacy for Family Independence Act; create.      Clark
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 733  Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.           Clark
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  Mississippi Training and Education Marketing Board;       Clark
        establish.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 736  Mississippi History; require comprehensive course for     Clark
        nineth grade public school students.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 742  School districts; revise certain sections relating to     Warren
 *      the administration of.                                 
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 743  Vocational student organizations; allow Department of     Warren
        Education to utilize staff for and expend vocational   
        funds for.                                             
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 744  Schools; extend repealers on certain sections.            Warren
 *         03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 745  School boards; allow to contract with certain foresters   Warren
        regarding 16th section forest lands.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 746  Schools; exempt from 180-day minimum school calendar      Warren
 *      for time missed due to emergencies.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB 764  Workforce Education Program; extend repealer on           Ford
        provision regarding transfer of certain programs to.   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 767  Education; extend repealer on required evidence of age    Ford
        for enrollment in public schools.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 768  Education; extend repealer on development of certain      Ford
        curricula by State Board of Education.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 769  Students; extend repealer on authority to expel           Ford
        habitually disruptive students.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 770  School Crisis Management Program; extend repealer.        Ford
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 811  Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.                       Hines
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 813  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
   %    educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 818  Education; delete repealer on transfer of certain         Frierson
        industrial, adult and workforce training program to    
        junior college board.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 855  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Brown
        employees; repeal.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 857  Teachers; certain may be licensed if college work         Scott (17th)
        accredited by NCATE.                                   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 859  Department of Education; conduct a cost-benefit           Frierson
        analysis of mandatory kindergarten, pre-kindergarten   
        and optional diplomas.                                 
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 884  Scholastic year; decrease number of days required in      Ward
        public schools.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 892  Auditor; require to audit certain school district         Frierson
        reports.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 910  Sixteenth section land; certain cemeteries have           Fillingane
        priority in leasing of for expansion.                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 920  Health/physical education advisory councils; establish    Warren
        in school districts.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 925  High school athletics; require physician at events        West
        having significant physical contact.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 933  Critical teacher shortage programs; authorize teachers    Ketchings
        to serve in approved nonpublic schools.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 934  Open enrollment; authorize students to attend any         Ketchings
        school within district.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 935  School voucher program;  require State Department of      Ketchings
        Education to establish.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1008  Department of Education; order textbooks, equipment and   Barnett (92nd)
 *      school supplies before beginning of fiscal year for    
        certain schools.                                       
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1041  Home-schooled students; allow to participate in public    Frierson
        high school athletics if they pass a certain exam.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1060  County superintendent of education; prohibit electors     Mitchell
        in municipal school district from participation in     
        election.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1072  Asthma; student may self-administer medication while at   Moody
 *      school.                                                
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1109  School transportation vehicles; require certain safety    Green
        procedures at railroad crossings.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1132  School districts; allow those anticipating high growth    Eads
   %    due to "Advantage Mississippi Initiative" to issue     
        certain bonds.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1155  First grade; authorize enrollment of children under age   Straughter
        6 who pass assessment.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1156  Curriculum; create pilot project to teach anger           Straughter
        management class in kindergarten through Grade 12.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1228  Social workers; provide in schools having high            Scott (80th)
        incidences of crime and violence.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1230  State Board of Education; allow to invest surplus         Warren
 *      sixteenth section land funds like other political      
        subdivisions of the state.                             
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1233  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott (80th)
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1234  Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and       Scott (80th)
        weekly assignments into their curriculum.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1240  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott (80th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1244  Health instructions; require public schools to include    Scott (80th)
        in physical education courses.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1261  Poplarville School District; provide for elected school   Frierson
        board.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1262  School districts; provide for elected boards.             Frierson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1263  Superintendents; have local school boards appoint.        Lott
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1297  Schools; require all students to wear uniforms in         Scott (80th)
   %    districts selected for participation in pilot program. 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1309  Kindergarten; make compulsory.                            Clark
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1318  Teacher's license; person 55 or older not required to     Stringer
        take additional courses to renew.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1320  Schools; establish education management best practices    Brown
        review for.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1351  School bonds; provide method of issuance of bonds in      Blackmon
   %    school districts with large increases in student       
        attendance.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1354  State Board of Education; study and implement program     West
        of instruction of felony laws to certain students.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1363  Teachers; establish alternative for licensure for         Grist
        applicants failing national exam.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1364  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Grist *
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1372  School psychologists; authorize annual supplement for     Davis
        Nationally Certified School Psychologists.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1397  Education; require disclaimer in textbooks regarding      Wells-Smith
        the teaching of certain theories.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1413  Kindergarten; implement a summer program before and       Scott (17th)
   %    after regular school year.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1431  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; clarify time of   Jennings
        calculating average daily attendance for purposes of.  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1439  Education Enhancement Fund; divert money for supplies     Warren
        to school districts to offset insufficient state       
        funding.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1456  Salaries; authorize state agency executive head to        Evans
        deduct association or organization dues from an        
        employee's salary.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1460  Adequate Education Program Funds; withhold from           Formby
        districts failing to display flags and to recite pledge
        of allegiance.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  67  Amend constitution; require period of quiet reflection,   Pierce
        voluntary prayer or meditation at beginning of each    
        public school day.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2055  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
   %    revise.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2186  Study Committee on Retired Teacher Reemployment Option;   Harden
 *      create and require report.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2189  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff.                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2279  Mississippi Educational Television Authority; define      Chaney
 *      authority to enter into joint revenue generating       
        ventures.                                              
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2313  Minimum sick leave allowance for assistant teachers;      Harden
 *      provide.                                               
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2339  Local school district health/physical education           Harden
 *      advisory councils; establish.                          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2394  Five-year olds enrolled in full-day public school         Harden
        kindergarten; require attendance.                      
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2395  Statutes providing for administration of school           Harden
 * %    districts; make technical amendments to.               
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2397  Vocational student organizations; authorize State         Harden
     V  Department of Education to perform services and expend 
        funds therefor.                                        
           03/31 (S) Veto Referred To Education
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
 *      emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2407  Hearing officer's decision regarding special education    Harden
        students; change appeal time.                          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2412  Automatic repealers on certain public education           Harden
 *      programs; delete.                                      
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2463  Students may self-administer asthma medication;           Huggins
 *      authorize.                                             
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2469  Unused personal leave for teachers; allow accumulation.   Harden
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2482  Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program;     Harden
 *      limit to junior and senior level university students.  
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2587  School bus driver; require to open service door and       Dickerson
 *      driver's window at railroad crossing.                  
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2607  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2627  School districts provide an annual report of teacher      Harden
 *      vacancies to the State Superintendent of Education and 
        the Legislature; require.                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2636  Early Childhood Education programs assessment;            Harden
 *      authorize.                                             
           04/21 Approved by Governor

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