2016 Regular Session Senator Gray Tollison Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Gray Tollison District 9 ../../../members/senate/tollison.xml ../senate_p_authors/tollison.xml Principal Author Only 06/29/2016 at 12:27 SB2099 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2099IN.pdf Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2099.xml SB2146 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2146PS.pdf Sale tax; divert an additional amount to cities to be used to fund infrastructure projects. Parker ../Senate_authors/Parker.xml 04/18 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2146.xml * SB2153 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2153PS.pdf School district financial advisors; those appointed by State Supt. of Education deemed as independent contractors & clarify payment. Tollison 03/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2153.xml * SB2157 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2157SG.pdf Literacy-Based Promotion Act; provide standards for individual reading plans and clarify assessments. Tollison 04/20 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2157.xml * SB2158 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2158PS.pdf Determination of cost of adequate education program; define student "average daily membership" (ADM) for purpose of formula. Tollison 04/14 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2158.xml * SB2159 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2159IN.pdf Transfer of students between school districts; automatic transfer of students attending school rated "C," "D" or "F." Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2159.xml SB2160 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2160SG.pdf Students who withdrew from school before graduation; authorize high school diploma for achieving reasonably comparable requirements. Tollison 04/20 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2160.xml * SB2161 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2161SG.pdf Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013; make technical amendments relating to funding, enrollment and operation. Tollison 04/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2161.xml * SB2163 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2163IN.pdf Public universities; provide for a State University System and local boards of trustees. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2163.xml SB2200 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2200SG.pdf Securities registration; provide for notice filings for federal covered securities created by the JOBS Act. Tollison 04/04 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2200.xml % SB2201 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2201IN.pdf Noah DeWayne Smith Act; prohibit sale of caffeine to those under 18. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2201.xml SB2202 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2202IN.pdf Antlered deer; all of bag limit for hunters 75 or older may be any antlered deer. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2202.xml SB2203 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2203IN.pdf State employees; allow medical leave without use of personal leave when dependent is dismissed from school sick. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2203.xml SB2204 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2204IN.pdf Public contracts; give preference to resident bidders. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2204.xml SB2205 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2205PS.pdf Education Enhancement Funds; authorize for Mississippi Schools for Arts, Math and Blind/Deaf. Tollison 03/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2205.xml SB2206 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2206IN.pdf Street gang criminal activity; revise offense of and civil forfeiture for. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2206.xml SB2208 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2208IN.pdf City of Batesville; extend the repeal date on the city's hotel, motel and restaurant tax. Tollison 04/20 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2208.xml % SB2212 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2212IN.pdf Third Circuit District; revise residency requirement. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2212.xml SB2216 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2216IN.pdf Disabilities; authorize designation of certain on driver's licenses or I.D. cards. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2216.xml SB2217 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2217IN.pdf School Leaders Executive Development Program (SLED); establish. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2217.xml SB2218 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2218IN.pdf Teaching Fellows Program under the State Board of Education; make technical revisions. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2218.xml SB2219 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2219IN.pdf Sixteenth Section school land; Secretary of State manages in school districts under conservatorship. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2219.xml SB2322 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2322IN.pdf Statewide monetary assessments; revise internal dates. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2322.xml SB2323 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2323IN.pdf Uniform Powers of Appointment Act; create. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2323.xml SB2350 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2350IN.pdf Qualifications for school superintendents; revise. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2350.xml SB2351 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2351IN.pdf National Board Certified teachers; clarify process reimbursement. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2351.xml SB2352 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2352IN.pdf Appropriation FY2017; SDE for NBPTS critical teacher shortage program and Mississippi World Class Teaching Program. Tollison 03/16 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2352.xml SB2388 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2388SG.pdf Reading intervention program at "C" level or low-performing school districts; direct State Department of Education to conduct. Tollison 05/11 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2388.xml * SB2392 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2392SG.pdf Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District and Mississippi State University; may operate model rural school. Tollison 04/06 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2392.xml SB2393 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2393IN.pdf Local school board authority to require school athletics and activities; prescribe certain conditions. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2393.xml SB2395 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2395IN.pdf Arrest of students on school property; provide for collection of data. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2395.xml SB2406 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2406IN.pdf Mississippi K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission; establish. Harkins ../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2406.xml SB2408 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2408PS.pdf Council on Education Technology; reestablish and define responsibilities. Tollison 03/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2408.xml SB2438 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2438SG.pdf Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2019. Tollison 04/04 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2438.xml SB2478 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2478IN.pdf Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015); create. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2478.xml SB2494 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2494CS.pdf School district consolidation; require in Holmes County. Tollison 03/03 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2494.xml SB2495 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2495SG.pdf School district consolidation; require in Carroll County/Montgomery County/Winona. Tollison 05/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2495.xml * SB2496 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2496IN.pdf School district consolidation; require in Greenwood and Leflore County. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2496.xml SB2497 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2497PS.pdf School district consolidation; require in Chickasaw County. Tollison 03/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2497.xml * SB2498 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2498IN.pdf School district consolidation; require in Perry County. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2498.xml SB2499 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2499IN.pdf School district consolidation; require in Hollandale and Leland. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2499.xml SB2500 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2500SG.pdf School district consolidation; require in Lumberton Public School District and adjoining districts. Tollison 05/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2500.xml * SB2501 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2501SG.pdf Coahoma Agriculture High School; provide for closure and transfer of facilities, equipment and students. Tollison 05/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2501.xml * SB2571 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2571SG.pdf DOFA; authorize to issue request for administrative support to comply with ACA. Tollison 05/11 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2571.xml * SB2678 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2678SG.pdf School safety plan documents; exempt from Public Records Act. Tollison 04/05 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2678.xml SB2709 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2709IN.pdf Crimes of violence; clarify ineligibility for parole. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2709.xml SB2713 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2713PS.pdf Salary supplement for Nat'l. Bd. Certified teachers who teach in certain counties; authorize & clarify process reimbursement. Tollison 03/22 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2713.xml * SB2714 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2714IN.pdf School district employees; remove authority of local school board to delegate employment recommendations. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2714.xml SB2718 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2718IN.pdf Civics portion of Naturalization Test; require passing score for high school graduates and GED applicants. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2718.xml SB2719 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2719CS.pdf State Department of Education; remove from certain State Personnel Board procedures for four years. Tollison 03/03 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2719.xml SB2720 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2720IN.pdf Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; delete repealer. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2720.xml SB2723 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2723IN.pdf School board members; all elected beginning with the November 2020 general election. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2723.xml SB2728 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2728IN.pdf Statewide county court system; create. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2728.xml SB2736 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2736IN.pdf Transfer on Death Act; create. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2736.xml SB2745 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2745IN.pdf Alcoholic beverages; purchased from on-premises permittee during legal hours may be consumed after legal hours on the premises. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2745.xml SB2824 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2824IN.pdf Parental rights; termination of. Wiggins ../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml 03/03 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2824.xml SB2920 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2920PS.pdf Appropriation; Department of Medicaid and Human Services. Clarke ../Senate_authors/Clarke.xml 04/05 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2920.xml SB2954 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2954PS.pdf Lafayette County; authorize contributions to the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation through FY2019. Tollison 04/21 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2954.xml SB2969 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2969PS.pdf City of Oxford; authorize contributions to Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation. Tollison 04/21 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2969.xml SC 533 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0533SG.pdf Congratulate the Ole Miss "Rebels" Football Team and Head Coach Hugh Freeze for victory in 2016 Sugar Bowl. Tollison 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0533.xml SC 536 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0536SG.pdf Recognize Dr. Olen Wayne Gann for his educational legacy as his term as Chairman of the State Board of Education expires. Tollison 02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0536.xml SC 537 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0537SG.pdf Recognize Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editor Lloyd Gray as new Executive Director of The Phil Hardin Foundation. Tollison 02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0537.xml SC 552 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0552SG.pdf Commend Northwest Mississippi Community College "Rangers" Football Team for 2015 NJCAA National Championship. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 02/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0552.xml SC 554 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0554SG.pdf Recognize 50th Anniversary Celebration of North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (NMRLS) and commend mission. Jackson (11th) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(11th).xml 02/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0554.xml SC 555 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0555SG.pdf Mourn the passing of education champion and community builder Jack R. Reed, Sr., of Tupelo. McMahan ../Senate_authors/McMahan.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0555.xml SC 562 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0562IN.pdf Public universities; amend Const. to provide for a State University System and local Boards of Trustees. Tollison 02/23 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0562.xml SC 582 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0582SG.pdf Recognize 50th Anniversary of First Presbyterian Day School in Jackson, Mississippi. Tollison 03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0582.xml SC 595 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0595SG.pdf Recognize distinguished legal career of United States District Court Judge Henry T. Wingate. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0595.xml SC 599 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0599SG.pdf Mourn the loss in the line of duty of Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Agent Lee Tartt of Grenada, Mississippi. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0599.xml SC 604 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0604SG.pdf Honor the memory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Tollison 03/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0604.xml SC 620 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0620SG.pdf Designate March 29, 2016, as "Vietnam Veterans Day in Mississippi." Tollison 04/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0620.xml SC 640 ../../../documents/2016/pdf/SC/SC0640SG.pdf Recognize Honorable Constance Iona Slaughter-Harvey as first black female law graduate of the University of Mississippi. Blackmon ../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml 04/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0640.xml