REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:
We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:
H. B. No. 823: MAEP; establish commission to study effectiveness and efficiency of.
We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:
1. That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.
2. That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. (1) There is created a commission to study the effectiveness and efficiency of the administration of college tuition assistance programs administered by the institutions of higher learning. In addition, the commission shall evaluate merit-based college tuition assistance programs and procedures and guidelines for implementing merit-based programs.
The commission shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the House and Senate Education Committees by October 1, 2005, including any recommended legislation.
(2) The commission shall be composed of the following three (3) members:
(a) A representative of the State Department of Education, to be appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Education;
(b) A representative from the institutions of higher learning, to be appointed by the commissioner;
(c) A representative from the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, to be appointed by the chairman of the board.
(3) Appointments shall be made within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act. The commission shall hold its first meeting before July 15, 2005.
(4) Members of the commission may not be compensated for the performance of their duties. Any incidental costs associated with conducting the study shall be paid by the State Department of Education.
(5) To effectuate the purposes of this section, any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof shall, at the request of the chairperson of the task force, provide to the commission such facilities, assistance and data as will enable the commission to properly carry out its duties.
SECTION 2. (1) The State Board of Education shall establish academic standards that students must meet in order to participate in extracurricular activities in the public schools of this state. Those standards may be revised and amended by the board from time to time as deemed necessary. All public school districts in the state shall comply with the academic standards adopted by the board.
(2) To assist the board in establishing those academic standards, the board shall appoint a committee composed of the following members:
(a) The Executive Director of the Mississippi High School Activities Association;
(b) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents;
(c) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Secondary School Principals;
(d) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Coaches; and
(e) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of School Administrators.
The committee shall meet upon call of the board, and it shall submit to the board its recommendations for the academic standards that students must meet in order to participate in extracurricular activities in the public schools. The board shall consider the recommendations of the committee before establishing, revising or amending those academic standards.
SECTION 3. Students are allowed to participate in non-school clubs, groups, activities, sports, competitions, camps and clinics at any time during the school year and summer, unless prohibited by local school district policies.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO CREATE A COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF COLLEGE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND EVALUATE MERIT-BASED COLLEGE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH ACADEMIC STANDARDS THAT STUDENTS MUST MEET IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IT IN ESTABLISHING THOSE ACADEMIC STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE BEFORE ESTABLISHING, REVISING OR AMENDING THOSE ACADEMIC STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AT ANY TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER, UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE
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Cecil Brown |
Mike Chaney |
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Wanda Jennings |
Gray Tollison |
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Billy Broomfield |
Eugene S. Clarke |
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