2024
Regular Session
Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; extend repealer on educational scholarship accounts (ESA).
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-181-5, 37-181-9, 37-181-13, 37-181-15, 37-181-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AND SECTION 37-181-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 4130, 2024 REGULAR SESSION, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT PROGRAM TO MAKE CERTAIN TECHNICAL REVISIONS THERETO; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM, THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT MUST CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE PARTICIPATING STUDENT'S DISABILITY OR SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS, OR PROVIDE SERVICES ADDRESSING A PARTICIPATING STUDENT'S IEP; TO SET CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS' GRADUATION RATES AND ADVANCE PLACEMENT EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS SHALL HAVE THE OPTION OF SELECTING A NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED NORM-REFERENCED ACHIEVEMENT TEST, OR A CURRENT STATE BOARD-APPROVED SCREENER FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS TO TAKE EACH YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHAPTER SHALL DEEM THE ELIGIBLE SCHOOL INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ESA PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING YEAR; TO REENACT SECTIONS 37-181-1, 37-181-3, 37-181-11, 37-181-19 AND 37-181-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ACT; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 37-181-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL OF SUCH ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
06/18/24 at 09:18
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B
1229
House Bill 1229
HB 1229
H
Law
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2024
518
Education
F
../../House_cmtes/ED.xml
Education
F
../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xml
Roberson
../../House_authors/Roberson.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/01810005.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/01810007.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/01810009.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/01810013.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/01810015.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/01810017.xml
R
../../code_sections/037/01810001.xml
R
../../code_sections/037/01810003.xml
R
../../code_sections/037/01810011.xml
R
../../code_sections/037/01810019.xml
R
../../code_sections/037/01810021.xml
RA
../../code_sections/037/01810023.xml
1
02/15 (H) Referred To Education
2
02/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3
03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4
03/12 (H) Passed
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5
03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6
03/20 (S) Referred To Education
7
04/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8
04/10 (S) Amended
9
04/10 (S) Passed As Amended
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10
04/15 (S) Returned For Concurrence
11
04/15 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
12
04/16 (H) Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Holloway (76th)
13
04/17 (S) Conferees Named DeBar,Parker,Robinson
14
04/17 (H) Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Owen
15
04/29 (S) Conference Report Filed
16
04/29 (H) Conference Report Filed
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04/30 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
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04/30 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
19
04/30 (S) Conference Report Filed
20
04/30 (H) Conference Report Filed
21
05/01 (H) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2024/pdf/votes/house/1210095.pdf
22
05/01 (S) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2024/pdf/votes/senate/1210097.pdf
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05/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
24
05/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
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05/13 Approved by Governor
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../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1229CS.pdf
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../../../../documents/2024/pdf/cr/HB1229CR.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/cr/HB1229CR.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/html/cr/HB1229CR.htm
Conference Report
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/cr/HB1229CR_2.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/cr/HB1229CR_2.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/html/cr/HB1229CR_2.htm
Conference Report # 2
Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1229
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1229.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1229.pdf
../../../../../documents/2024/html/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1229.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/sam/HB1229_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/sam/HB1229_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2024/html/sam/HB1229_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/sam/HB1229_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2024/html/sam/HB1229_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1229.pdf