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 60 Public school districts; require competitive bidding Horne
% for contracts for certain items sold to students.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 85 Ad valorem taxes; refund portion of school taxes to Fleming
employers that allow employees to take leave for
volunteer service in public schools.
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 105 PERS; school bus drivers shall be eligible to be Robinson (84th)
members of.
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 166 Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements Fleming
$% to Level I and Level II public high schools.
02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 168 Psychiatric drugs; Health Department study use by and Fleming
effects on school-age children.
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 296 School bonds; reduce vote required in districts with Eads
% elected boards and appointed superintendents.
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 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 479 Public school grounds; expand authority of counties to Weathersby
maintain and improve.
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 493 School bus parking areas on private land; authorize Eads
counties to maintain for school bus operators.
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 645 Juvenile Justice Mandatory Communication Act; create Fleming
* for school districts and state and provide tracking by
Youth Services.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 658 Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to Denny
% increase without referendum approval.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
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 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 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 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
HB 949 School bus turnarounds; authorize counties to gravel Fillingane
and maintain for private school buses.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 966 Distinctive license tags; authorize to support any Rogers
% public school district in the state.
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
HB1033 Appropriation; K-12, college, university and other Capps
* educational activities.
02/05 Approved by Governor
HB1036 Budget Contingent Fund; provide for transfer and Capps
* % V deposit of certain funds into.
04/04 (H) Veto Sustained
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
HB1198 Master lease-purchase program; provide for mandatory Brown
% hold back of portion of payments.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1228 Social workers; provide in schools having high Scott (80th)
incidences of crime and violence.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
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
HB1241 School resource officers; establish pilot program under Scott (80th)
* Department of Education.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1244 Health instructions; require public schools to include Scott (80th)
in physical education courses.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1247 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Scott (80th)
% Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
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
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
HB1399 Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be Davis
reemployed as teachers.
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
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
HB1587 Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction Scott (80th)
$% of State School for Children.
02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HC 27 Amend Constitution; elect State Superintendent of Moore (60th)
Public Education.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC 46 Amend Constitution; Legislature provide minimum funding Reynolds
for public education.
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
SB2021 Retirement system; authorize creditable service for Jackson
certain part-time employment as a school bus driver.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2035 Election of municipal separate school district trustees Gordon
presently elected; to be held at the general election.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2040 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Nunnelee
after 1/1/2004.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2041 School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain Nunnelee
% restrictions.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2043 Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school Nunnelee
% tuition organizations or public schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2052 Teacher salary annual increment; authorize for up to 30 Chamberlin
years of teaching experience.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2055 School bond limitation based on assessed valuation; Tollison
% revise.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2078 Retirement system; allow credit for certain service as Furniss
student high school bus driver.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2095 CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9 Burton *
through 12.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2108 Home school students; authorize dual enrollment in Nunnelee
public schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2109 "Disruptive behavior" by students which authorizes Tollison
disciplinary action by school officials; add certain
actions by students.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2110 School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and Tollison
gravel.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2122 Critical teacher shortage Masters Degree Program; Smith
authorize teachers licensed under alternate route.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2164 School superintendents; appoint all superintendents Johnson (38th)
after 1/1/2004.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2178 Education of exceptional children; revise parent due Harden
process and investigation procedures.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2186 Study Committee on Retired Teacher Reemployment Option; Harden
* create and require report.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2191 Study selection and governance structures of local Harden
school boards; create task force.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2193 School districts; elect members of all school boards in Harden
2004.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2196 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds; authorize certain Harden
$% school districts to issue.
02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197 "Education Independence and Accountability Act of Harden
% 2003"; enact and repeal supervision of State Dept of Ed
over school districts.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2199 Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and Harden
while student teaching; authorize.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2200 Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed Harden
as teachers under certain circumstances.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2201 Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be Harden
reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of
creditable service.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2203 School district authority to contract for training Harden
activities; clarify.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2207 School term; revise first day and last day for all Nunnelee
schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2208 School board elections; elect members in all school Nunnelee
districts.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2210 Student and Family Privacy Protection Act; enact. Nunnelee
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2234 Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed Carmichael
as teachers.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2301 Expulsion of a student for assaulting a teacher or King
other school employee; require.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2311 Public school speech-language pathologists and King
audiologists; define year of experience for salary
purposes.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2347 Prohibition against deductions from salary of school Harden
employees; repeal.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2351 School psychologists; define authorized program Burton
activities.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2362 Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be Hyde-Smith
reemployed as teachers in critical teacher shortage
areas.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2391 School boards; members who receive salaries as Furniss
compensation are eligible for retirement.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
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
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
SB2416 School bonds; majority vote required on school bond Harden
% issues.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2417 School bond issue; authorize for one-year period Harden
% without election unless petition of the electorate
calls for an election.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2418 Classroom supply funds; clarify distribution and Harden
administration of.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2422 Study committee on effects of Nissan plant on public Michel
school system; establish.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2463 Students may self-administer asthma medication; Huggins
* authorize.
03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2468 Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize Harden
one-time payment by school district.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2469 Unused personal leave for teachers; allow accumulation. Harden
03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2473 School tax collection charges; any charges by local Harden
% taxing authority shall be separate levy excluded from
55-mill cap.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2482 Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program; Harden
* limit to junior and senior level university students.
03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2485 Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2003; enact. Smith
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2488 Approp. FY2004; SDE for additional teacher assistants Smith
in school districts with 60% participation in free
lunch program.
02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2495 School board elections; elect members in all school Johnson (38th)
districts.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2558 School social workers; allot adequate program funds Simmons
for.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2587 School bus driver; require to open service door and Dickerson
* driver's window at railroad crossing.
04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2589 State health insurance plan; school district food Cuevas
service employees' benefits paid from state funds.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2603 School district bond debt; include in lieu payments as Harden
part of general limitations.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2604 Reductions in Minimum Education or EEF allotments; Harden
% school district revenue shortfall borrowing authority
applies to.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2607 Education of exceptional children; revise parent due Harden
process and investigation procedures.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2610 School districts; reinstate sovereign immunity. Cuevas
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2615 State Department of Education Administration Budget; Cuevas
require phased-in reduction to average of the
contiguous states.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2631 Charter schools; create new process for establishing Nunnelee
% which is not limited to public schools.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2636 Early Childhood Education programs assessment; Harden
* authorize.
04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2678 Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges, and Gordon
* Institutions of Higher Learning; FY 2003 and FY 2004.
02/05 Approved by Governor
SB2691 Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection Hewes
Act; create.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2694 MS Training and Education Marketing Board and Special Horhn
Task Force for Economic Development Planning; create.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2697 Ad valorem school tax collections; clarify additional Harden
% levy for collection costs and revise deadline for
transmitting tax collections.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2705 Teachers with 25 or more years of teaching experience; Cuevas
% provide salary increases, state income tax benefits,
health ins. benefits for.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2711 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Simmons
% Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2766 Contract with private entities to provide instructional Harden
% services to pupils; authorize school districts to.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2800 Textbook and equipment orders for state school Hyde-Smith
students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal
year.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2801 School boards; elect members in all school districts; Simmons
appoint all school superintendents.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2812 Mississippi Science, Technology, Engineering and Nunnelee
Mathematics (STEM) Education Competitiveness Act;
establish.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2817 Alternative schools programs; require separate space Blackmon
for students in Grades 5 and lower.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2822 Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact. Hewes
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2826 Automatic transfer of certain students attending Horhn
nonpublic schools; authorize if test scores are
satisfactory.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2837 Determination of average daily attendance under Chamberlin
adequate education program funding formula; clarify.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2840 School bonds; require 55% vote to pass. Horhn
% 02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2842 Term of office of county board of education; require Carlton *
county referendum on length of terms of members.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2862 School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to Simmons
read a minimum of 4 books per school year.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2871 Education enhancement funds allocated for certain Gordon
purposes; divert for general education programs.
02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 502 School districts; resolution encouraging training staff Johnson (19th)
member in CPR and Heimlich.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 504 School districts; resolution encouraging training staff Johnson (19th)
member in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
SC 528 Study committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Nunnelee
Mathematics (STEM) Education
Improvement/Competitiveness; establish.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
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