Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Open enrollment policy and private school opportunity scholarships; provide for.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Lee (35th)
Additional Authors: Brown, Flowers, Wilemon, Jackson (15th), King, Hewes, White
Code Sections: A 037-0015-0013, A 037-0015-0015, A 037-0015-0017, A 037-0015-0021, A 037-0015-0029, A 037-0015-0031, A 037-0015-0033
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY OF OPEN ENROLLMENT WHICH ALLOWS STUDENTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACCREDITED AT LEVEL ONE OR TWO, BEGINNING IN THE 2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR, TO ATTEND ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A DISTRICT ACCREDITED AT LEVEL THREE OR HIGHER OR ANY ACCREDITED PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN PROVISIONS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE OPEN ENROLLMENT POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN MAY REQUEST AND RECEIVE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AN OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT FOR THE STUDENTS TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL SCHOOL; TO SPECIFY SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS AND PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-13 THROUGH 37-15-17, 37-15-21 AND 37-15-29 THROUGH 37-15-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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