| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
 Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Relating to low-performing schools and school districts: Provides that if a local school district violates accreditation standards determined to be the basis for immediate withdrawal of accreditation, there shall be a show cause hearing conducted by the commission on school accreditation; Authorizes the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school district whose accreditation has been withdrawn to petition for a transfer into an accredited school district and to provide for the transfer of state adequate program funds to the transferee school district; Authorizes the State Board of Education to abolish a school district and administratively consolidate with one or more existing school districts in emergency situations with the approval of the transferee school district; Authorizes loans to school districts under conservatorship from the school district emergency assistance fund and provides that such fund is a special fund which shall not lapse into the state general fund; Authorizes and directs the State Board of Education and The State Department of Education to change the performance level terminology for schools and school districts to "A", "B", "C", "D" and "F" based on established benchmarks of student achievement and growth; Provides that such new terminology for accreditation rating purposes is effective upon full implementation of Common Core State Standards and Assessments; Provides that a board member or superintendent in office at the time the governor declares a state of emergency in a school district is not eligible to serve in that office in such school district and provides that the new superintendent in such school district be appointed.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2737SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2737
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes and directs the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education to change the performance level terminology for schools and school districts to "A", "B", "C", "D" and "F" based on established benchmarks of student achievement and growth. Provides that such new terminology for accreditation rating purposes shall be effective upon full implementation of Common Core State Standards and Assessments.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2776SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2776
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia program. Outlines student eligibility requirements for receipt of a scholarship and the term of the scholarship. Stipulates the obligations of parents, students and schools and school districts, and prescribes the duties of the department of education and the state board of education regarding the administration of the scholarship program. Grants authority to the Department of Education to verify the eligibility of nonpublic schools and to establish the process for notifications of violations. Authorizes the state board of education to deny, suspend or revoke a school's participation in the scholarship program.
Requires that all compulsory-school-age children be screened for dyslexia during the period between the spring of kindergarten and the fall of grade 1 and other appropriate times as deemed necessary in the public schools of this state. Establishes procedures for screening and evaluation of students for dyslexia and related disorders. Requires that school diagnosticians receive additional training in the evaluation and diagnosis of dyslexia. Requires that students receive comprehensive academic evaluations by trained diagnosticians in the diagnosis of dyslexia if screening indicates risk of dyslexia.
Requires the department of education to submit an annual report to the legislature summarizing student performance, student assessments, funding and any recommended changes. Prescribes appropriate dyslexia qualifications for administrative and instructional personnel. Requires the state department of education to serve as the local educational agency for those schools. Requires the state to pay directly to the school any federal or state aid attributable to a student with a disability attending the school.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1031SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1031
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Establishes a commission on school district efficiency within the state department of education and requires annual reports to the governor and the legislature relative to business efficiency standards for accreditation, authorizes the department of finance and administration to adopt purchasing regulations regarding the use of procurement cards by school districts and teacher supply funds and to issue procurement cards to teachers on an annual basis for the purchase of said instructional materials, clarifies the payroll date for school districts, provides for the use of donated leave by school district personnel.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2761SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2761
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Department of Education and the State Department of Health to establish a school health pilot program based upon appropriate science-based wellness policies.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2752SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2752
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12,
Community College |
Authorizes students to dually enroll in their home high school and a local community college in a dual credit program consisting of high school completion courses and a work skills certificate program. Establishes this dual credit option on a pilot program basis to be implemented statewide in the 2013-2014 school year. Prescribes the components of the dual credit option program and provides state funding under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for the dual credit program. Requires the county tax assessors to annually submit to the State Department of Education certain information relating to the assessed value of property which is used by the department in determining the amount that each school district must contribute toward the cost of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. Requires the State Department of Education to make a form available to the tax assessors for the submission of the reports.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2792SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2792
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Creates the school start date act, provides that no public elementary or secondary school under the jurisdiction of the state board of education shall begin a new academic school year of instruction on or after the fourth Monday in August, exempts schools for the blind and deaf, provides for the repeal of section 37-13-61, Mississippi code of 1972, which authorizes the local school board to fix the date for the opening and closing of the school term on July 1, 2014.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0707SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 707
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Program and Commission for the purpose of recruiting and training qualified persons to practice dyslexia instruction in this state. Creates the Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Commission to administer the program. Establishes a board for the Mississippi Dyslexia Education Scholarship Commission and prescribes its powers and duties. Outlines the eligibility requirements for undergraduate students seeking entry into the program. Authorizes the Commission to provide financial assistance to program participants, and requires participants to enter and complete dyslexia education programs. Requires participants who fail to complete their dyslexia education program to repay, on a pro rata basis, any financial assistance received through the program plus penalties.
Establishes the Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired Scholarship program, to be administered by the Mississippi instructional resource center. Provides that funding for the scholarship is subject to appropriation and shall be administered by the Mississippi Department of Education.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1032SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1032
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a parent of an exceptional child to record individualized education program (IEP) meetings with audio or visual recording at the parent's expense. Provides that a parent or guardian or local educational agency must notify the members of the Individualized Education Program team of his, her, or its intent to audio record a meeting at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting. Requires that such parental right to record be included in the procedural safeguards.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/1400-1499/HB1405SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1405
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Provides that each school district is responsible for student dropout prevention programs and that the office of dropout prevention in the state department of education shall provide technical assistance to the local school districts upon request.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2454SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2454
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Extends the repealer from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, on the provision requiring school districts with a low ending balance of school maintenance funds to submit plans of cost reductions to the state department of education.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0909SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 909
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Establishes an office within the State Department of Education to respond to and conduct hearings regarding educator and administrator licensure and ethics violations. Provides that approval of educator preparation programs is subject to a process and schedule determined by the State Board of Education.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1144SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1144
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
High School--Advanced Placement |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Amends Mississippi code to delete the requirement that the state department of education must approve all high school pre-advanced placement courses.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2450SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2450
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school boards to allow course credit to high school students who are also members of the national guard, and who complete basic training camp at the end of their junior year and before the start of their senior year. Authorizes the school district to award the student one Carnegie unit of elective credit upon receipt of evidence of the student's completion of basic training.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0700-0799/HB0784SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 784
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Prohibits school administrators and certain other faculty, staff and employees of a local school district from influencing the grade received by a student from a teacher, prescribes the circumstances under which a teacher may change a student's grade, provides that violations shall subject local school districts or schools to a loss of accreditation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0696SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 696
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Leadership--District Superintendent |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Amend Mississippi code to delete the right of a terminated or nonrenewed school superintendent to request a hearing before the school board or hearing officer.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2176SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2176
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Requires the local school board to conduct an annual comprehensive evaluation of the school superintendent consistent with the assessment components established by law and the assessment benchmarks established by the Mississippi school board association.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0400-0499/HB0447SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 447
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Repeals section 37-13-10, Mississippi code of 1972, which provides components of a reading sufficiency program of instruction to be implemented by the state board of education.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2453.xml
Title: S.B. 2453
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Provides that in any mississippi county having three school districts, all of which are under conservatorship by the mississippi department of education, there shall be an administrative consolidation into one countywide school district. Provides for a new county board of education to be elected in such county in a november 2013 special election. Provides that the new county board of education shall serve as the lead agency to consolidate the school districts in such county and to direct the state board of education to administratively consolidate any school district which does not voluntarily follow the consolidation order. Abolishes the former school boards following the administrative consolidation and provides for the transfer of school district assets and liabilities. Provides for the appointment of a new county superintendent of education in said county. Provides for execution of teacher and school district employee contracts in the new school districts and provides for the preparation of school district budgets in the new school districts. Directs the state board of education to promulgate regulations to implement such administrative consolidation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2330SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2330
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to allow school property to be used by the public during nonschool hours for recreation and sports, limits the liability of school districts and school district employees for claims arising from the public's use of school property and facilities for recreation and sports, encourages school districts to enter into shared use agreements with community organizations and local governmental entities for purposes of recreation and sports, requires the state department of education, in consultation with the state department of health, to develop a best practices tool kit relating to shared use agreements.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0540SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 540
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Revises certain provisions of the blind persons' literacy rights and education act, provides that blind and visually impaired students should receive educational services from certified teachers of the visually impaired, requires each appropriate educational entity to provide for instruction in Braille and use Braille unless the IEP committee determines, after an evaluation of the child's needs, if instruction in Braille or the use of Braille is not appropriate for the child, requires assessments for students to include a minimum research-based learning media assessment, prohibits the denial of instruction in Braille to students with some residual vision, establishes the standard procedure to be used by the IEP or 504 team that Braille instruction or the use of Braille is required for blind students, requires the IEP or 504 team to base its decision on the current ability and needs and future needs of students, while considering the appropriate reading and writing media for children with some residual vision, requires textbook publishers that sell books to Mississippi school districts to furnish American standard code for information interchange (ASCII) or other electronically formatted files compatible with Braille conversion for all books and supplementary materials for literary and nonliterary subjects, requires the state board of education to promulgate and publish regulations, policies and procedures for the administrative operation of the Mississippi instructional resource center, establishes the certification qualifications for specialists in Braille who serve on the advisory committee, establishes the time within which the state superintendent of public education has to respond to the recommendations of the advisory committee, requires the state department of education to recognize Braille and orientation mobility as core subject areas for all blind students, requires the department to adopt a minimum standard for teachers of the blind certified on or before January 1, 2010, establishes the method for determining competency in reading and writing of literary Braille and Nemeth code.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0960SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 960
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that local school districts may deduct the cost of a substitute teacher from the salary of a licensed school employee for the first 10 days of absence due to sick leave in excess of the employee's sick leave allowance, and can withhold the salary of such licensed employee for days of absence in excess of said 10 days.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2452SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2452
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires the department of education, the Board of Trustees of state institutions of higher learning and the state board for community and junior colleges to study and develop a comprehensive report and recommendations for the establishment of an adult high school diploma. Provides for certain legislative members and a gubernatorial appointement to serve on the study panel for the establishment of an adult high school diploma.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1163SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Education to develop and promulgate policies and procedures regarding financial reimbursements to the sponsoring school district from school districts that have students of record or compulsory-school-age residing in said districts placed in a youth detention center.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2388SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2388
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 |
Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist in shaping public policy to improve student outcomes and educational opportunities for students with serious emotional and behavioral disorders in regular and special K-12 education.
Expands the composition of the Task Force to Study Strategies for Solving the Current Teacher Shortage in Mississippi by adding the commissioner of higher education and the executive director of the state Board of Community and junior Colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1177SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1177
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Health |
Vetoed 04/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the state department of health to apply for federal grants and to provide an influenza vaccination school program for school-age children aged 5-18.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0868SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 868
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
Postsec. |
Directs the state superintendent of public education, the commissioner of higher education and the executive director of the state board for community and junior colleges to develop a comprehensive report and recommendations on the implementation and operations of early college high schools. Requires that the report be submitted to the 2012 legislature with recommendations on the establishment of an early college high school pilot program. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1163SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Provides criteria for districts to make a determination on an individualized basis before placing compulsory-school-age children returning from out-of-home placement in the mental health, juvenile justice or foster care system into an alternative school.out-of-home placement in the mental health, juvenile justice or foster care system.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1178SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1178
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Curriculum--Sex Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires local boards to implement abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex-education policies by June 30, 2012. Requires state department of education to approve program curriculum and establish protocol to provude continuity in teaching the approved curriculum. Defines abstinence-only and abstinence-plus programs. Prohibits teaching that abortion can be used to prevent the birth of a baby. Defines other requirements of policy, including seperation of boys and girls. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0999SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 999
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Provides for the development of a state longitudinal data system (SLDS) to establish a multi-agency database to track educational and student outcomes in the workforce. Provides for interagency cooperation with the SLDS. Provides for an SLDS governing board.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2371SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2371
Source: Westlaw/StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to disburse funds to a nonprofit foundation that exists to enhance the public educational experience and quailty of instruction for studnets in that district. Defines conditions that must be met prior to disbursement of furnds.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1227SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1227
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to purchase easements for access to 16th section lands. Prohibits the use of eminent domain by any local school board or governing authority to acquire easement access to 16th section lands or lieu lands.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1126SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1126
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Revises provisions relating to dual enrollment students. Defines dual enrolled student, specifies that course prerequisites will be the same for dual enrolled students as for regularly enrolled students at that university, community or junior college.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2869SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2869
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School--GED (General Education Development) |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that a student participating in a General Educational Development option program under a school district agreement with a community college or other local entity may not be deemed a dropout for funding purposes.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0639SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 639
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires homeschooled students to be tested prior to transfer into a public school district for grade-assignment purposes.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0636SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 636
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
P-3 Kindergarten |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education to conduct a survey of public school districts to determine the feasibility of enrolling children in public school kindergarten who attain five years of age on July 1, as opposed to September 1. Requires that a report of the findings be presented to the legislature by January 1, 2012.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0619SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 619
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Allows parental choice for the placement of twins or higher order multiples in seperate classrooms.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0637SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 637
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes private business and vocational schools that have obtained national accreditation from an accrediting agency designated by the U.S. Department of Education to submit evidence of current accreditation in lieu of other application requests.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0838SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 838
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Directs the Mississipi Education Achievement Council to research and develop new funding mechanism for community colleges and institutions of higher learning based upon productivity and make a report to the 2013 regular session of the legislature.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0875SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 875
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Reading/Literacy |
Vetoed 03/2011 |
P-12 |
To repeal components for the state department of education reading sufficiency program of instruction. (Identical to S.B. 2531, which was signed into law.)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0642SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 642
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Directs public schools to conduct exercises in honor of Armistice Day (Veterans' Day).
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2659SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2659
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Adds to grounds for revocation or suspension of a teacher or administrative license: (g) The license holder has engaged in unethical conduct relating to an educator/student relationship as identified by the State Board of Education in its rules; (h) The license holder has fondled a student, had any type of sexual involvement with a student; or (i) The license holder has failed to report sexual involvement of a school employee with a student. Provides a legal duty for school superintendents to report incidences of sexual involvement of school employees with a student, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0641SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 641
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Creates the Mississippi Autism Advisory Council. Provides for membership terms of the committee and sets for the duties of the committee.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1125SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1125
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
State Policymaking |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
PROVIDE THAT THE SALARY OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SHALL BE SET BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RATHER THAN FIXED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2684SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2684
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Technology |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Repeales the council for education technology.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2710
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Allows parental choice for the placement of twins or higher order multiples in seperate classrooms. Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district.(Vetoed because it is identical to H.B. 637)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2536SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2536
Source: Westlaw/StateNet |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0637SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 637
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 02/2011 |
P-12 |
Exempts certain school districts from the requirement to operate schools for the minimum of 180 days in the event of extreme weather conditions. Allows affected districts to receive per-pupil expenditure payments from the state department of education for up to 10 days. Defines circumstances through which a district would qualify for this exemption.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1156SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1156
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain schools not meeting adequate performance of accreditation standards. Requires schools at-risk to be identified by specified criteria. Authorizes evaluation teams to conduct on- site audits. Removes the requirement that evaluation reports identify personnel in need of improvement. Makes changes concerning pre-kindergarten districts, conservatorship, professional development, hiring of consultants, mentoring programs and other matters.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1097SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1097
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires local school districts to use certain accommodations to preserve integrity and validity of student assessment test.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0631SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 631
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides for the conversion of underperforming schools into conversion charter schools, for contracts relating to such conversion, and for sources of funding. Allows a conversion charter school to apply for federal Race to the Top funding. Establishes provisions relating to professional development, employee evaluation, and per diem restrictions for school board members.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2293SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2293
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the school board of a school district having a certain ending fund balance in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years to submit a plan for budget cuts to the State Department of Education; authorizes the State Board of Education to adopt rules and regulations specifying the required contents of the plan; requires the Department to approve or return the plan to the school district with instructions. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1170SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1170
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Prohibits bullying or harassing behavior in the schools. Defines bullying and harassing behavior. Defines hostile environment. Requires all districts to adopt policies prohibiting bullying and harassing as defined by this act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2015SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2015
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Creates the Task Force on Teacher Attrition, Retention and Growth to study strateges for solving the current teacher shortage in Mississippi and to make recommendations to the 2011 Regular Session of the legislature. Sets forth duties and membership of the task force.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1047SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1047
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the Education Achievement Council to increase educational attainment of the state's working-age population by 2025.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1071SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1071
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Creates the School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act to assist districts that suffer revenue losses due to the economic downturn. Provides that a district that receives a loan shall pledge to repayment any part of the homestead exemption annual tax loss reimbursement to which it may be entitled; authorizes state bonds for moneys for the loan program; grants to the state department of education certain powers and duties with regard to this act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1170SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1349
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the Office of Healthy Schools of the State Department of Education to provide comprehensive training on certain food service practices provided by local school districts. Authorizes the Department to determine the time, location and frequency with which the trainings are held. Requires certain district personnel to attend the trainings. Regulations must include
(a) Healthy food and beverage choices;
(b) Healthy food preparation;
(c) Marketing of healthy food choices to students and staff;
(d) Food preparation ingredients and products;
(e) Minimum and maximum time allotment for students and staff lunch and breakfast periods;
(f) The availability of food items during the lunch and breakfast periods of the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs; and
(g) Methods to increase participation in the Child Nutrition School Breakfast and Lunch Programs.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1079SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1079
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Department of Education to provide financial incentives to schools receiving recognition through the Healthier Schools Initiative. Requires local school districts to include relevant information on web sites and to provide technical assistance. Requires application review by the department of agriculture. Authorizes schools to modify applications that are not approved. Relates to promotion of good nutrition and physical activity.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1078SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1078
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Revises the GED program entrance requirements for students who are at least one full grade level behind his or her ninth grade cohort. Requires those students enrolled in certain subject area courses to take the end-of-course subject area tests for those courses in which they are enrolled.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0629SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 629
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Provides for high school career option programs and career track curricula for students not wishing to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Authorizes dual enrollment and dual credit for students pursuing a career track. Provides certain conditions for students to enroll in career track programs. Requires school districts to establish dual enrollment programs.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2389SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2389
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Board of Education to select private providers, overseen by the State Department of Education, to administer, manage or operate virtual school programs, including total operation of the Virtual Public School Program; revises the period of time within which the program must be evaluated; provides that a private provider must be chosen through a competitive Request For Proposal process.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1056SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1056
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Relates to testing instruments and procedures for students with disabilities. Clarifies accommodation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2520SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2520
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Signed into law 03/2010 |
P-12 |
Repeals a section of existing law which provides for a due process hearing regarding an exceptional child's identification, evaluation, or educational placement.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0626SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 626
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts, and enhancement of accountability and sanctions; creates the teen pregnancy task force to study and make recommendation to the legislature on the coordination of services to reduce teen pregnancy and provide prenatal and postnatal training to expectant teen parents; establishes the sesquicentennial of the civil war commission.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2288SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2288
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes students assigned to alternative schools to attend workforce training programs; requires each school district having an alternative school program to submit an annual report to the state department of education describing the results of its annual alternative school program review and evaluation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2575SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2575
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Deletes the requirement that the school superintendent must approve student absences for medical and dental appointments. Authorizes a designee of the superintendent to report unlawful absences to the school attendance officer.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 525
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school districts to negotiate salary levels with teachers who are receiving payments from the retirement system of another state; directs school districts to make an annual report on the number of employees who also received Mississippi retirement payments under and the amount of salary paid to such employees.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2050SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2050
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to school district accreditation levels; revises accreditation terminology.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2308
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activities. Authorizes and directs the state board to define failing schools and school districts under certain standards. Requires districts to develop and public certain annual reports prescribed by the state board. Authorizes the state board to request the governor to declare a state of emergency in a school district which meets the definition of a failing school district for two consecutive years. Establishes a recovery school district within the department of education under the direction of the superintendent to provide management and oversight for all districts that are subject to state conservator ship and to hear certain appeals from those districts. Provides for the annual audit of public school districts under the direction of the state auditor. Prescribes training requirements for school board members and superintendents in failing school districts. Requires districts receiving accreditation assistance from the department of education to implement programs specified by state superintendent. Directs the state auditor to conduct a review of the finances of any district determined to be in a serious financial condition and make an immediate report thereon. Clarifies that education employment procedures do not apply to any category of employee in a school district subject to a state conservatorship. Require districts with schools determined to be failing to establish community-based education councils that are accountable to the community. Provides for the removal of appointed or elected school superintendents of underperforming school districts under certain circumstances.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2628SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2628
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Federal |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); provides that all references in the laws of this state to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or to the IDEA shall be construed to include any subsequent amendments to that act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0524SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 524
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance |
Vetoed 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-related services. (Vetoed as it's identical to S.B. 2315.)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0590SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 590
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-related service.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2315SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2315
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Health--Suicide Prevention |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Directs the State Department of Education to require annual in-service training for presently employed teachers and principals to include suicide prevention education, with such training to be developed by the State Department of Mental Health; requires such training for newly employed licensed teachers and principals; requires that annual in- service training for teachers in grades k-3 shall include intensive, comprehensive and researched- based reading methods.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2770SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2770
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school districts to operate and expend funds from any available sources for voluntary early childhood education programs.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2314SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2314
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Creates the After-School Initiative Task Force to develop a plan to ensure quality after-school programs for every school-age child in the state; establishes a task force to study and report on the graduation rates in the state institutions of higher learning and junior and community colleges; provides for the membership of the task force.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0488SG.htm
Title: H.B. 488
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to school boards; requires elected members to be elected by majority vote and hold runoffs three weeks later.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0877SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 877
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
State Policymaking |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Deletes the automatic repealers on the State Education Reform Act of 2006; reenacts provisions of law relating to the administration of public school districts and the State Department of Education; deletes the automatic repealer on provisions concerning school attendance officers and the Office of Dropout Prevention.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2328SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2328
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Students |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; enact.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2669SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2669
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Students |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to school classrooms; allow parents to choose if twins attend same class or separate classes.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1191SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1191
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 03/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to student records; authorizes storage of permanent records by school districts in any acceptable form of medium.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2313SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2313
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands the definition of an at risk school. Commits the Legislature to the appropriation of adequate funds for the support of providing assistance to low-performing schools and districts. Directs the state board to adopt regulations that require districts that receive allocations of adequate education program at-risk funds to specifically target the expenditure of those funds to implement effective programs to serve at-risk students, and that provide the methods by which districts will be held accountable for the expenditure of at-risk funds.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2666SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2666
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecutive school years shall be removed from office by the school board at the end of the school year. Provides for the appointment of a new superintendent in the manner provided by law. Provides that an elected superintendent in an underperforming school district who is removed from office shall not be eligible to seek reelection for a certain time period.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2149SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2149
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Clarifies method of providing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families payments; provides if a school district fails to provide to the Department of Human Services information about the school attendance of any child who is eligible for TANF benefits after a written request, the Department of Audit shall determine the compliance of the district; provides women may be exempt from the TANF mandatory work requirement due to pregnancy only if there is a complication in the third trimester as verified by a health professional. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2652SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2652
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that if an election for school board trustees occurs on a Tuesday, during a general election, any runoff for such election shall occur three weeks after the election.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0239SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 239
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to high school Redesign Pilot Program. Authorizes the State Board of Education to phase in additional sites in the pilot program to redesign State high schools. Provides the Board will develop and pilot a program to redesign secondary schools in the State to function not only as curriculum and educational entities but also as workforce development centers.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0975SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 975
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Increases and authorizes annual experience salary increments for teachers fore up to 35 years of experience for all certificate levels, to be phased-in over a two-year period. Commits state funding for mentor teachers that provide services to beginning teachers in all grades. Authorizes school districts affected by Hurricane Katrina to borrow funds and issue promissory notes to the Federal Government under the community disaster loan program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2176SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2176
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to conduct a study on the need for and the potential benefits of establishing a career ladder opportunity program for assistant teachers employed in the public schools.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0902SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 902
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes a pilot program in the State Department of Education to promote the national Troops to Teachers Program in the public schools of the State; provides to assist in the recruitment, licensure, referral, placement and compensation of military personnel interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2913SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2913
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Teach For America Act. Authorizes the use of state funds as matching funds by the Teach for America-Delta in order to bring additional Teach for America teachers to State school districts that have a critical shortage of teachers; defines certain terms and related matters.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2518SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2518
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to textbooks; extends the date of the repealer on the duty of local school boards to make available surplus textbooks to the parents of school age children residing in the school district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0135SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 135
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Creates a task force to study and report on the status of underperforming schools and districts in the state, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts and enhancement of accountability and sanctions imposed on those schools and school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2405SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2405
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to youth detained in juvenile detention centers; requires Youth Detention Staff to notify School Districts if a detained child misses one or more days from school due to such child's detainment.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0300-0399/HB0348SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 348
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Extends repealer on the tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees. Provides an income tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2534SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2534
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that the bonded indebtedness limit for school districts in which the total number of students enrolled at any one time during the school has increased a certain average shall have a certain assessed value of the taxable property in the district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2995SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2995
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Leadership |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to local school board members; increases the annual training requirements for local school board members in districts with failing schools or in districts where serious financial conditions exist; requires annual certification of such training.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2416SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2416
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Amends portions of the Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act. Relates to requirements for for the development of an individualized education plan.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0638SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 638
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Deletes the repealer on the provisions which prescribes the type of evidence of date of birth required for a child to enroll in public school.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2885SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2885
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the superintendent to temporarily employ licensed and nonlicensed employees to fill vacancies subject to ratification by the local school board.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2660SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2660
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School |
Adopted 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Revises rules concerning the calculation of graduation, completion and dropout counts and rates in annual reports on grades 7 through 12.
http://board.mde.k12.ms.us/May_2007/May_18_2007_Friday.htm
Title: Board Policy
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Assessment |
Adopted 04/2007 |
P-12 |
Proposes approval of the Administrative Procedures Act process.Revises the policy for Statewide Assessment System Assessment of SpecialPopulations.
http://board.mde.k12.ms.us/May_2007/May_18_2007_Friday.htm
Title: State Board of Education Policy 7601
Source: http://board.mde.k12.ms.us |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 |
Reenacts procedures for public schools to apply for and be granted charter school statuts. Extends the repealer on charter school statutes to JULY 1, 2009.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0554SG.htm
Title: H.B. 554
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program to identify and recruit university and college students from rural areas of the state for medical or osteopathic school matriculation. Participating students will be provided with financial assistance. Establishes a commission to operate and establish rules for the program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1465SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1465
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires a minimum period of physical activity-based instruction for students in K-8 and requires one unit of physical education for high school graduation. Effective for 2008-09 school year, local school wellness plans must promote physical activity, healthy eating habits and abstinence from the use of tobacco and illegal drugs. Requires an appropriation for the department of edcuation to employ a physical activity coordinator to assist districts in program implementation. Directs the state board to adopt regulations for districts addressing: healthy food and bevergage choices; healthy food preparation; marketing of healthy food choices to students and staff; minimum and maximum time allotments for students and staff lunch and breakfast periods; and methods to increase participation in child nutrition and school breakfast and lunch programs. Directs the state superintendent to appoint an advisory committee to assist the state board in implementation of regulations required by the act.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2369SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2369
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Expands the jurisdiction of law enforcement officers employed by Jackson State University, University of Southern Mississippi and state junior and community colleges to an area within 500 feet of university or college property.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3015SG.htm
Title: S.B. 3015
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Revises and clarifies sanctions applicable to schools and districts which are under conservatorship due to a declaration of an emergency or designation as a priority school. Clarifies that the state board my abolish and assume control of a school or district. Provides for the calling of a special election on retention of local school board superintendent or board members. Directs state board to report to legislature on inclusion of graduation rate and dropout rate in the school level accountability system. Authorizes state board to contract with appropriate private entity to perform management oversight functions.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2960SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2960
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Directs the state board to promulgate guidelines for alternative school programs which provide broad authority to school boards of local school districts to establish alternative education programs to meet the specific needs of the school district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2338SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2338
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes a scholarship program to enable family protection workers employed by the department of human services to obtain the college education necessary to become licensed social workers.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0475PS.htm
Title: H.B. 475
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0475PS.htm |
Finance--Student Fees |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Specifies eligibility for students to receieve financial hardship waivers for supplemental instructional materials and supplies, excluding textbooks. Would waive requirement that qualified students be responsible for certain state-authorized fees that districts may otherwise charge.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0833PS.htm
Title: H.B. 833
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires the state board of health to develop regulations to ensure that all children enrolled or enrolling in a state licensed child care center receive age-appropriate immunization against invasive pneumococcal disease.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2859SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2859
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes and provides funding for a school nurse program under department of education, run by the office of healthy schools. Specifies nurses responsibilities and duties of the office of healthy schools. Establishes a special fund known as the school nurse program fund, to be funded by tobacco settlement payments.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1132PS.htm
Title: H.B. 1132
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
High School |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Directs state board to develop and pilot a program to redesign secondary schools in the state to function not only as curriculum and educational entities but also as workforce development centers. Contingent upon appropriations, the board will pilot a minimum of 15 sites to be selected through a process developed by the board and implemented during the 2007-08 school year.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2345SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2345
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes and directs the department of human services to implement a voluntary early care and education grant program by sub-contracting with Head Start, licensed child care centers and licensed public and private school prekindergarten program. Provides for allocation of funds, application process, grant application oversight, conditions on approved programs and that grants are subject to legislative appropriation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2667SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2667
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to authorize universities to lease land at the univeersity for the construction of facilities by private financing for a term of 31 years. Contains requirements for building code compliance, percentage of maximum land to be leased on any campus, number of annual projects and compliance with state bid law requirements.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1208PS.htm
Title: H.B. 1208
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes bond issuance for institutions of higher learning and community/junior college capital improvements.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0246SG.htm
Title: H.B. 246
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Makes changes to the calculation of state-aid for public junior and community colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2364PS.htm
Title: S.B. 2364
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to dyslexia screening and remediation pilot programs. Requires state department of education to select a literacy and numeracy screening instrument to be used by districts for K-3 students. Requires all districts to use selected instrument. Districts may not use instrument to determine grade promotion and must report data to the state department annually. Requires the department to annually report on the effectiveness of of the instrument for literacy and numeracy screening purposes.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1058PS.htm
Title: H.B. 1058
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Restricts the presence of sex offenders in school zones.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2825
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Behavior modification plans written for disruptive students must be developed by utilizing evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention supports. Plans must be implemented no later than two weeks after the occurrence of the disruptive behavior. Requires the state board to develop a list of recommended conflict resolution and mediation materials, models and curricula that are developed from evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention supports.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2324SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2324
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Creates Caring for Mississippi Individuals with Autism Task Force to study growing incidence of and ways to improve services. Defines membership and duties.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1267SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1267
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Requires detention center staff to notify school district officials where the detainee last attended school by the first school day following the student's placement in the facility. Amends responsibilities of youth court judges, local districts, detention center staff and private providers in providing education services to juvenile detainees. Requires transition teams to help detainees successfully transition back into the home school district once released from detention. Defines composition and duties of transition team.
Requires the Legislature to annually appropriate sufficient funds for the provision of educational services to detainees in detention centers.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2818SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2818
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2007 |
P-12 |
Increases teacher salaries under the state's teacher salary scale.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2323PS.htm
Title: S.B. 2323
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School |
Adopted 02/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the dropout prevention program. Implements a plan to increase the graduation rate to 85% by 2018-19, reduce the dropout rate by 50% by 2012-13, and reduce the statewide truancy rate by 50% by 2012-13.
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/board_agenda/March_2007/March%2007%20agenda%20Fri.doc
Title: Uncodified
Source: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us |
High School--Advanced Placement |
Adopted 11/2006 |
P-12 |
Proposes administrative rules regarding new endorsement codes for courses taught by Advance Placement teachers.
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/news/06Board_Oct.html
Title: Uncodified
Source: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Adopted 11/2006 |
P-12 |
Proposes rules to establish a Class AA Educator License. Specifies Athletic Administrator for the degree Master of Science in Interscholastic Administration. Educators earning this license may only serve as Athletic Director and not in any other administrative capacity at the local educational agency level.
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/news/06Board_Oct.html
Title: Uncodified
Source: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes an emergency aid grants program for local governments, including public school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/20061E/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0005SG.htm
Title: H.B. 5A
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Adopted 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules for a pilot project to improve the quality of child care services. Sets up a quality rating system for licensed child careproviders. MISSISSIPPI 10417
Title: Uncodified
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
No Child Left Behind |
Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Amends rules regarding the NCLB consolidated state application. Revises the methodology for awarding competitive grants for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. Mississippi 10397
Title: Title IV, Part B Subpart 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 1,500 feet of a school or day care center.
http://index.ls.state.ms.us/isysnative/UzpcRG9jdW1lbnRzXDIwMDZccGRmXHNiXDI1MDAtMjU5OVxzYjI1MjdzZy5wZGY=/sb2527sg.pdf#xml=http://10.240.72.35/isysquery/irl6501/4/hilite
Title: S.B. 2527
Source: http://www.ls.state.ms.us |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education to design and implement an alternative high school diploma for students who are interested in direct entry into the workforce immediately following high school graduation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0214SG.htm
Title: H.B. 214
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Curriculum--Science |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides that no local school board, school superintendent and school principal may prohibit a public school classroom teacher from discussing and answering questions from individual students on the origin of life.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0214SG.htm
Title: H.B. 214
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Revises requirements relating to district financial audits and reporting.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1119SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1119
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1119SG.htm |
No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
Rule Adoption 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Revises the Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook.Incorporates changes made for use in the 2006 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Model under the No Child Left Behind Act. MISSISSIPPI 10344
Title: 08-b
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Defines the authority of the Commission on College Accreditation and authorizes the seeking of an injunction to enjoin unapproved course offerings. Includes junior colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2218SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2218
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Creates 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 establish procedures and guidelines for implementing merit based programs. Defines membership and duties of commission.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0214SG.htm
Title: H.B. 214
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Creates the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 2006, part of the act creates a committee to determine what entity should be responsible for providing the educational services within detention centers to ensure that detained youth receive adequate educational services. Committee to make report of its work and recommendations by October 31, 2006.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0199SG.htm
Title: H.B. 199
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 |
Directs local school boards to make available any textbooks on the state surplus inventory list to the parents or legal guardians of any children of school age who reside in the district. The parent or legal guardian is responsible for the return of the textbook to the district. Failure to return the textbook will result in the parents or legal guardians being responsible for compensating the district for the fair market value of the textbook.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0308SG.htm
Title: H.B. 308
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability--Accreditation |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Relates to school districts; establishes home rule; exempts Level 4 or 5 accredited districts from certain requirements. Authorizes the State Board of Education to exempt any school district meeting Level 4 or 5 state accreditation standards from any compulsory standard of accreditation. However, if the standard of accreditation is an educational policy required by statute, exemptions may only be made if specifically authorized by law.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1121SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1121
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Extends for one year the duties of the commission to study and report on the feasibility of the charter school concept in Mississippi.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2049SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2049
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the state board to make civil and human rights education a part of the K-12 curriculum. Provides guidelines for grade level classroom learning. Establishes a civil rights education commission to inventory civil rights exhibits and resources and coordniate civil rights awareness and education in the public schools.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2718SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2718
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 18 directs the state board to develop a wellness curriculum for use by each school district. Directs the board to establish rules and regulations to be followed by the districts whereby the districts will implement the curriculum. Wellness curriculum must include educating students about the value of exercise, proper diet and abstinence from use of tobacco and alcohol. Requires the state board to adopt regulations for districts' compliance concerning what products may be sold in vending machines on campus and when they can be sold.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Extends the repeal date on the provisions of the state Adequate Education Program which provide for additional funding in high growth school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0563SG.htm
Title: H.B. 563
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Revises certain components of the State Adequate Education Program formula; revises the formula for computing the average daily attendance of students and the determination of base student cost under the formula by providing for the selection of school districts for the instructional cost component; provides that any fees received in lieu of taxes shall be including in the amount of required local contribution to the support of the program; relates to the sufficient funding under the program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2604SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2604
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Directs local school districts to establish local school health councils to provide guidance on the development and implementation of a local school wellness plan.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0319SG.htm
Title: H.B. 319
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a person to be granted a high school diploma if the person withdrew from school before graduation and later achieved the equivalent requirements for graduation. Any person who has withdrawn from high school before graduation may be granted a diploma from the Mississippi public high school that the person last attended if the person has: (a) Achieved the equivalent requirements for high school graduation that existed at the time that the student would have graduated; and (b) Made a request to the public high school district that the person last attended in Mississippi that includes relevant transcripts of course work completed.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1423SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1423
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 6 creates the office of dropout prevention within the state department of education. Requires each district to implement a dropout prevention program by the 2008-09 school year. Section 13 establishes the Lifelong Learning Commission and defines membership. Duties include: (2) assessing the dropout crisis in the state and recommending action steps to address it; (2) creating a set of common definitions for graduation and dropout rates which can be used to compare the commission's progress relative to other states; (3) facilitating agreements that will make the state's high school experience more meaningful; (4) encouraging more rigor and relevance in the high school experience; (5) facilitating the transferability of education from secondary to postsecondary institutions; (6) raising awareness on the need for improving the state's high schools; (7) developing a series of best practices policy actions that state policymakers and legislators can implement to achieve system-wide high school reform; and (8) convening town hall meetings around the state where students, teachers, administrators and parents can discuss high school, the senior year and impediments to greater success.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
High School--Advanced Placement |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 12 requires districts to offer Pre-AP courses. States that subject to appropriation, funding will be made available in the 2007-08 school year for all sophomores to take a nationally recognized aptitude test for AP classes, and requires all high schools to offer at least four AP courses – one each in English, mathematics, science and social studies – beginning in the 2007-08 school year.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 11 provides for the creation of high school and university/community college dual enrollment programs. Prescribes conditions for participation, provides for tuition of costs for university/community college courses and clarifies that courses taken under the program willbe dual credit.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 10 directs the state board to establish the Mississippi Virtual Public School (MVPS) beginning in the school year 2006-07. The MVPS must be evaluated annually according to: (1) the accountability and viability of the MVPS, as demonstrated by its academic, fiscal and operational performance; (2) the access of each student in the MVPS to a sequential curriculum that meets or exceeds the state's academic standards and which has an interactive program with significant online components.(3) Whether or not each student achieves the required number of hours of learning opportunities prescribed by each course per academic year, or alternatively, has demonstrated mastery or completion of appropriate subject areas. Subject to appropriation, the MVPS will provide to each student enrolled in the school all necessary instructional materials. Subject to appropriation, the sponsored school must ensure that each student is provided access to the necessary technology, such as a computer and printer, and to an Internet connection for school work purposes. Teachers must meet all qualifications for licensure in the state. Any student who meets state residency requirements may enroll in the MVPS, and enrollment must be free of charge. Costs associated with the operation of the virtual school must be shared by the department of education, subject to appropriation, and/or the local school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
P-3 Ensuring Quality |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 16 directs the department of human services to establish a child care quality step program by requiring the office for children and youth to develop and implement a voluntary pilot rating system (QRS) for improving the quality of all licensed early care and after-school programs. Requires the office for children and youth to conduct a needs assessment to determine the need for an incentive program, which would allow participating early care and education programs in the QRS access to funds to provide incentives to teachers/directors that make educational advancements that are listed in the QRS criteria.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Clarifies that in order to qualify for in-state tuition, certain minor students who attended and graduated from secondary schools in the state must reside within the state upon registering at a state university or college.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0890SG.htm
Title: H.B. 890
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the establishment of a Virtual Public School Program; provides for the creation of high school and university or community college dual enrollment program; provides for the payment of tuition and costs for university and community college level courses; clarifies the course workend to be taken under the program shall be dual credit; requires school district to offer pre-advanced placement courses; requires a report to the Legislature on the teacher education programs in the state.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1130SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1130
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Authorizes school boards to partner with entities, organizations and corporations for the purpose of benefiting the school district and to borrow funds from the Rural Economic Development Authority for the Maintenance of school buildings.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0944SG.htm
Title: H.B. 944
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a local school district to reimburse temporary or substitute school bus drivers for the costs required for a commercial driver's license; authorizes special state schools administered by the state Board of Education to reimburse school bus drivers for such cost.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0321SG.htm
Title: H.B. 321
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 3 provides that a teacher from any state meeting the federal standard for a highly qualified teacher is eligible for a standard license in Mississippi.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 2 provides additional compensation for teachers holding licenses in critical subject areas. Establishes the Mississippi Performance Based Pay (MPBP) Plan to reward licensed personnel at schools showing improvement in student test scores, and provides additional base compensation for mentor teachers in middle schools with approved classroom management programs.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Signed into law 03/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 14 directs the department of education and the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to prepare jointly an annual report for the legislature and governor to be submitted before December 1 of each year beginning in 2006. The report shall be a compilation of existing data that may be used to create a rating system that measures the performance of the teacher education programs in the state.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 02/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes school districts, universities and community colleges to borrow funds from federal government to cover loss of revenue as result of Hurricane Katrina.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2701SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2701
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the state board of education to exempt certain schools from accountability standards due to Hurricane Katrina of 2005. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/20055E/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2012SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2012
Source: StateNet |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the state superintendent to appoint a financial advisor for school districts where the state auditor has expressed concern over financial statements. If any concern expressed by such auditor(s) is a result of conditions caused by Hurricane Katrina 2005 and applies to fiscal years 2005 and/or 2006, then the Superintendent of Education may appoint a financial advisor, and may direct the school district to immediately cease all expenditures until a financial advisor is appointed.
http://index.ls.state.ms.us/isysnative/UzpcRG9jdW1lbnRzXDIwMDU1RVxwZGZcc2JcMjAwMS0yMDk5XHNiMjAxM3NnLnBkZg==/sb2013sg.pdf#xml=http://10.240.72.35/isysquery/irl2d7b/5/hilite
Title: S.B. 2013
Source: http://index.ls.state.ms.us/ |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
P-12 |
If the amount of revenue collected or estimated to be collected from local sources, on behalf of a school district during a fiscal year, is less than the amount provided for in the duly adopted budget of the school district for the fiscal year as a result of Hurricane Katrina, then the school district may issue promissory notes in an amount and in the manner set forth in Section 27-39-333, not to exceed the estimated shortfall of revenue from local sources, but in no event to exceed fifty percent (50%) of its budget anticipated to be funded from the sources of the shortfall for the fiscal year. Any school district issuing promissory notes under this subsection may do so only if such school district receives prior approval by the State Superintendent of Education that the school district received damage from Hurricane Katrina. In order for a school district to issue notes under the provisions of this section, the superintendent of the local school district must recommend such action to the school board and the board must duly adopt and enter upon its official minutes a resolution setting forth specific findings as to how the district meets the requirements of this section.
Title: H.B. 39
Source: StateNet |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
P-12 |
Upon written request of a local school board, the State Board of Education may certify that a public school district is in an extreme emergency financial situation which jeopardizes the safety, security or educational interests of the students enrolled in the schools in that district, and such emergency financial situation is due to extraordinary damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Upon declaration of an extreme emergency financial situation in a school district by the State Board of Education, the local school board may increase the time within which the money borrowed under this section shall be repaid to twenty-four (24) months after the date of such borrowing. http://www.state.ms.us/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ls.state.ms.us
Title: S.B. 2014
Source: StateNet |
Leadership |
Rule Adoption 08/2005 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the Validated Personnel Appraisal Instrument for superintendents, central office staff, and principals. Increases the standard (cut score) as part of the evaluation process for priority schools as recommended by the Standard Setting Committee. MISSISSIPPI REG 10139 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Rule Adoption 08/2005 |
P-12 |
Adopts rules regarding the one year alternate route license, the Teach for America Elementary Education K- 3 for critical shortage areas, and the Teach for America elementary education grades 4-8. MISSISSIPPI REG 10182 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Rule Adoption 06/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends rules concerning 2005 Workforce Project Policies. Establishes policies to aid in the provision of workforce education. MISSISSIPPI REG 10005 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Assessment |
Rule Adoption 05/2005 |
P-12 |
Provides that the information contained within the Guidelines for Testing Students with Disabilities and the Guidelines for Educational Services and Assessement for English Language Learners and any subsequent updates shall apply to all public school personnel who are responsible for the implementation of the Statewide Assessment System. MISSISSIPPI REG 9605 (SN)
Title: IIB-3
Source: StateNet |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Rule Adoption 05/2005 |
P-12 |
Approves the granting of academic and elective Carnegie unit credit for certain Vocational and Technical secondary course offerings to meet the requirements for high school graduation in response to the call for additional rigor in high school coursework and a proposed increase in high school graduation requirements. In granting credit to meet graduation requirements in science, mathematics, and arts to these courses, schools will have an opportunity to use existing courses and teachers to meet increased graduation requirements without adding additional staff. MISSISSIPPI REG 9842 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Rule Adoption 05/2005 |
P-12 |
Adds new formula for determining 'highly qualified' status for veteran teachers. Amends Highly Qualified Teacher Criteria to include an addendum to establish a High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE). The adoption of the HOUSSE plan would provide another option for Mississippi veteran teachers to meet the "highly qualified" teacher requirements through a high objective evaluation option. Candidates for HOUSSE could obtain the needed endorsement by earning points by submitting to their school districts documentation of: coursework in the needed endorsement subject area, coursework in related areas, years of teaching experience, professional development, professional activities and recognitions. MISSISSIPPI REG 9844 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Contract personnel with contact with students; revise procedure for criminal background checks.
Title: H.B. 1377
Source: StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Establishment and operation of charter schools; extend repealer on; establishes a commission to study and report on the feasibility of the charter school concept in the state.
Title: H.B. 238
Source: StateNet |
Curriculum--Science |
Rule Adoption 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Describes the process for prospective elementary schools to become involved in the Roadways into the Development of Elementary Students (RIDES) Program. MISSISSIPPI REG 9715 (SN)
Title: 941-9001--01500
Source: StateNet |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Rule Adoption 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning Public School Accountability Standards. Beginning school year 2008-2009 and thereafter, all entering ninth grade students (seniors of school year 2011-2012 and later) will be enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum and required to have a minimum of 24 Carnegie units, unless their parent/guardian requests to opt the student out of this curriculum. Any student who is taken out of these requirements will complete the current Appendix A requirements for a standard high school diploma.
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
University or community college students; clarify residence status. A student who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher learning or community college, presents a transcript demonstrating graduation from a Mississippi secondary school and who has been a secondary school student in Mississippi for not less than the final four (4) years of secondary school attendance shall not be required to pay out-of-state tuition. This section shall not apply to the residence of a person as it relates to residency for voter registration or voting.
http://www.state.ms.us/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ls.state.ms.us
Title: H.B. 524
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Creates a Commission on Restructuring the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) to revise certain components and creates a commission to study the effectiveness and efficiency of the administration of college tuition assistance programs administered by the institutions of higher learning.
Title: S.B. 2731
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Institutions for Higher Learning; clarifies residence status of spouses and children of military personnel on active duty for purposes of attending.
Title: H.B. 1119
Source: StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
School districts; authorize to joint venture with private developers to maximize returns on school assets.
Title: H.B. 1302
Source: StateNet |
Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Italian language classes; establish a pilot program to offer to students in grades K-12.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1163SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: StateNet |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Provides for a reduction in the unemployment compensation contribution rate for certain employers; provides for a workforce training enhancement contribution for certain employers subject to the Unemployment Compensation Law; establishes the Workforce Training Enhancement Fund for employee training administered by the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2480SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2480
Source: StateNet |
High School--GED (General Education Development) |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
General Educational Developmental Test (GED) security procedures; criminal penalties for violations of.
1) It is unlawful for anyone knowingly and willfully to do any of the following acts regarding the General Education Development Test (GED):
(a) Give an examinee access to test questions prior to testing;
(b) Copy or reproduce all or any portion of any secure test booklet or completed test;
(c) Coach an examinee during testing or alter or interfere with an examinee's response in any way;
(d) Make an answer key available to an examinee;
(e) Forge, counterfeit or alter a transcript, diploma, grade report or GED test;
(f) Fail to account for all secure test materials before, during and after testing;
(g) Participate in, direct, aid, counsel, assist in, encourage, fail to report any of the acts prohibited in this section, or engage in any activity with the intent to fraudulently obtain a GED.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2277SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2277
Source: StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
School district accounts; superintendent may pay claims to be ratified by local school board.
The local school board shall be authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations that specify the types of claims and sets limits of the dollar amount for payment of claims by the superintendent of schools to be ratified by the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting after payment has been made;
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0758SG.htm
Title: H.B. 758
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Revises the determination of the annual conversion of unused vacation or personal leave to sick leave for licensed or unlicensed school employees; recognizes leave accumulated under a previous policy.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2247SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2247
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 |
Clarifies the authority of the State Board of Education to expend federal funds for training expenses and salary incentives for licensed teachers.
The State Board of Education shall have authority to expend any available federal funds, or any other funds expressly designated, to pay training, educational expenses, salary incentives and salary supplements to licensed teachers employed in local school districts or schools administered by the State Board of Education. Such incentive payments shall not be considered part of a school district's local supplement as defined in Section 37-151-5(o), nor shall the incentives be considered part of the local supplement paid to an individual teacher for the purposes of Section 37-19-7(1). MAEP funds or any other state funds shall not be used to provide such incentives unless specifically authorized by law.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2005/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2272SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2272
Source: StateNet |
No Child Left Behind |
Rule Adoption 02/2005 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the consolidated state application accountability workbook. MISSISSIPPI REG 9414 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Rule Adoption 12/2004 |
P-12 |
Revises the Process and Performance Review Guide, as reccomended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification, and Licensure and Development. MISSISSIPPI REG 9361 (SN)
Title: Uncodified
Source: StateNet |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Rule Adoption 11/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the terms and conditions for WIA incentive grants to community/junior colleges to comply with the Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Act of 2004. MISSISSIPPI REG 9396 (SN)
Title: Policy No. 24
Source: StateNet |
No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
Rule Adoption 10/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the Guidelines for Testing Special Populations. Reflects changes specific to flexibility in the use of assessment results within the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) model. MISSISSIPPI REG 9407 (SN)
Title: IIB-3
Source: StateNet |
Accountability |
Rule Adoption 08/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules concerning accountability standards for the four state special schools governed by the Board of Education. MISSISSIPPI REG 9255 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Private Schools |
Rule Adoption 08/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning nonpublic school accreditation. MISSISSIPPI REG 9256 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality |
Rule Adoption 08/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning employment contracts. Increases the number of days from 25 to 45 that a teacher may not be under contract of employment during a school year and still be considered full-time employed and credited with a year of teaching experience. MISSISSIPPI REG 9247 (SN)
Title: State Board Policy GBDA
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality |
Rule Adoption 08/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the administrative procedures act. Establishes and revises Cut Scores for Praxis II tests as approved by the Commission on Teachers and Administrator Education, Certification and Development. MISSISSIPPI REG 9233 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Assessment--Accommodations |
Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules regarding assessment of students with disabilities. Provides that the information contained within the guidelines for testing special populations and any subsequent updates shall apply to all public school personnel who are responsible for the implementation of the Mississippi Statewide Assessment System. Provides that the information shall set forth the rules and procedures required for proper test administration and shall be provided to each school district by the Mississippi Department of Education. MISSISSIPPI REG 9149 (SN)
Title: IIIB-3
Source: StateNet |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Amends rules concerning the 2005 workforce project guidelines. MISSISSIPPI REG 9245 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Accountability |
Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Amends rules concerning standards for quality and accountability. MISSISSIPPI REG 9263 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Rule Adoption 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends the Textbook Handbook, Part B. Relates to the complaint process. MISSISSIPPI REG 9243 (SN)
Title: Part B
Source: StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Rule Adoption 06/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning the vocational technical management training system (EMTS) instruction manual. MISSISSIPPI REG 9118 (SN)
Title: (uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Accountability |
Rule Adoption 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Revises public school accountability standards, 2003. MISSISSIPPI REG 9117 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Attendance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Deletes repealer on the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement.
Extends the repealer on the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement within the Department of Education to July 1, 2009.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0663SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 663
Source: StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Deletes repealer on authorization of charter schools.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0664SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 664
Source: StateNet |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004" to create one comprehensive workforce training system for the state by consolidating the Mississippi Workforce Development Advisory Council and the Workforce Investment Act Board. Composed of 37 members, the Mississippi Workforce Investment Board includes the State Superintendent of Education. One of the tasks of the board is to advise the Governor, public schools, community/junior colleges and institutions of higher learning on effective school-to-work transition policies and programs that link students moving from high school to higher education and students moving between community colleges and four-year institutions in pursuit of academic and technical skills training. The Board will also work with industry to identify barriers that inhibit the delivery of quality workforce education and the responsiveness of educational institutions to the needs of industry.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0973SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 973
Source: StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to an appropriation for the State Department of Education General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1696SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1696
Source: StateNet |
Finance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to Adequate Education Program; deletes repealer on high growth school district formula.
If during the year for which adequate education program funds are appropriated, any school district experiences a three percent (3%) or greater increase in average daily attendance during the second and third month over the preceding year's second and third month and the school district has requested a minimum increase of four percent (4%) in local ad valorem revenues over the previous year as authorized in Sections 37-57-104 and 37-57-105, an additional allocation of adequate education program funds calculated in the following manner shall be granted to that district, using any additional funds available to the Department of Education that exceed the amount of funds due to the school districts under the basic adequate education program distribution as provided for in this chapter:
The State Department of Education shall study and develop a report to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Education by January 1, 2005, with options for legislative consideration that will insure that the Mississippi Adequate Education funds are distributed to school districts based on current year student attendance or enrollment. This subsection (4) shall stand repealed on July 1, 2006
Title: H.B. 741
Source: StateNet |
No Child Left Behind |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to expand federal No Child Left Behind Act funds to pay for training, incentives and salary supplements to school district employees; authorizes the expending of moneys to reimburse licensed district employees for relocation expenses for moving for employment purposes; authorizes district to establish dual enrollment programs for high school students to enroll in higher learning institutions; relates to alternative school programs.
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/leg/04Edsum.html
Title: H.B. 657
Source: StateNet |
No Child Left Behind |
Rule Adoption 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends the consolidated state application accountability workbook. Includes first year limited proficient English proficient (LEP) students in the determination of adequate yearly progress (AYP) for schools and districts at the choice of a district on a case-by-case basis. Allows students that meet the state's definition of significantly congnitively disabled to be counted as proficient towards AYP goals. MISSISSIPPI REG 9116 (SN)
Title: (uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to collaborate with the State Board of Education, Community Action Agencies and the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a voluntary full day prekindergarten program for three-year-olds and four-year-olds. Local school boards can use non-state funds to implement the program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2969SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2969
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to a student financial aid appropriation.
Title: S.B. 3117
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to a Institution of Higher Learning general support appropriation.
Title: S.B. 3120
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec. |
Relates to income taxation; increases the tax credit for employers providing skills training at a local community or junior college.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2710
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to Junior Colleges Administration appropriation.
Title: S.B. 3121
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to Junior Colleges support appropriation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/SB/3100-3199/SB3122PS.htm
Title: S.B. 3122
Source: StateNet |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes the following provisions pertaining to reimbursement of costs for students with disabilities placed in private facilities:
Authorizes local districts to utilize all available funds (including federal).
Establishes equitable distribution of existing funds by setting uniform reimbursement for services.
Clarifies eligibility requirements for students in specified facilities.
Clarifies that reimbursement is for educational costs, which shall include special education and related services as defined by the Department of Education Policies and Procedures Regarding Children with Disabilities under the federal IDEA.
Requires that placement in facilities operated by public agencies has been pursued before reimbursement for placement in a private facility is approved.
Establishes state level review for approval of financial reimbursement.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1366SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1366
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Revises the procedure for reinstatement of voluntarily surrendered teacher licenses to require a majority vote of all members present of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development. Clarifies that a teacher's license revoked for criminal offenses may only be reinstated after the expiration of the sentence or probation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2308
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides that private firms under contact with school districts to provide substitute teachers during the temporary absence of the regularly employed teacher shall request that the school district conduct a criminal background check on the contract employee. The determination of eligibility to work shall be made by the school district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2498SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2498
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides that a licensed nurse who has met the requirements and acquired a certificate form the National Board of Certification of School Nurses, Inc., and who is employed by a local school board or the state Board of Education as a school nurse shall receive an annual salary supplement; deletes the provision of law requiring school counselors to complete a certain certification process for a master teacher certificate in order to continued to receive a supplement.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2302SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2302
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that assistant teachers will receive the same number of sick days as licensed teachers. In addition, under the donation of leave provision for school employees, the definition of catastrophic illness was amended to conform to the same definition as is provided in law for state employees in order to provide a uniform definition of catastrophic illness. Also, the bill clarifies several important points as it relates to PERS administration of school leave provisions and the way they impact the retirement allowance. First, the bill clarifies that that payment for up to 30 days of unused leave may only be made upon retirement. Second, it clarifies that "vacation" leave is the same as "personal" leave. And third, it clarifies that unused vacation or personal leave accumulated by licensed employees in excess of the maximum five (5) days which may be carried over from one (1) year to the next may be converted to sick leave not to exceed the conversion of ten (10) days of personal or vacation leave days to sick days per year. In the case of unused vacation or personal leave accumulated by nonlicensed employees, no more than ten (10) days of unused personal or vacation leave may be converted to sick leave per year. Any personal or vacation leave previously converted to sick leave under a lawfully adopted policy before the effective date of Senate Bill No. 2297, 2004 Regular Session, shall be recognized as accrued leave by the local school district and available for use by the employee. The leave converted under a lawfully adopted policy may be certified to the Public Employees' Retirement System upon termination of employment and any such leave previously converted and certified to the Public Employees' Retirement System shall be recognized.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2297SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2297
Source: StateNet |
Technology |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Revises membership of the Council of Education Technology.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1178SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1178
Source: StateNet |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to a delinquent child; provides that a youth court must consider additional factors before entering a disposition order or placing the child in a training school; requires review of child's medical history, mental health records and school records; provides for privacy of records.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1500SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1500
Source: StateNet |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides the State Auditor with authority to establish effective and efficient policies and procedures for auditing student attendance and data in local school districts. In particular, the State Auditor will have more flexibility regarding on-site audits and authority to establish specific policies and procedures to audit the processes, accuracy, validity and procedures used by local school districts to submit electronic student data and other data to the State Department of Education.
Reviews and audits shall be conducted with advance notice, except that unannounced audits may be made upon determination of the State Auditor based on complaints or valid concerns. In addition, examiners shall make every effort to work with school districts in scheduling audits in consideration of instructional activities such as statewide testing.
The State Board of Education shall include reporting standards for school districts as part of the accreditation process to include penalties within the accreditation system for adverse findings resulting from reviews or audits.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1251SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1251
Source: StateNet |
High School |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to award honorary high school diplomas to Vietnam veterans who were scheduled to graduate from high school between 1964 and 1973. The State Board of Education and the State Veterans Affairs Board shall work together to develop a uniform application for persons seeking such diplomas.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2446SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2446
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to Ayers Settlement Fund; extends date for establishment of Ayers Settlement Fund; provides for appropriations to historically black institutions of higher learning for educational enhancement and recruitment of white students.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2004/html/history/HB/HB1174.htm
Title: H.B. 1174
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
Community College,
Postsec. |
Relates to bonds; revises purposes for which allocations may be used by community and junior colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2004/html/history/HB/HB1217.htm
Title: H.B. 1217
Source: StateNet |
School Safety--Code of Conduct |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides that local school boards shall adopt and make available a code of student conduct; deletes the repeal of a provision that recognizes the teacher as the authority in classroom matters.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0665SG.htm
Title: H.B. 665
Source: StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Authorizes 12 or more school districts to enter into an agreement to establish an Educational Service Agency (ESA). The ESA would be managed by an advisory board composed of the superintendents or their designees from each participating school district. The board of directors would be elected on an annual basis from the advisory board and hire an Executive Director. The ESA would provide a variety of services as determined by the participating school districts. In addition, the bill authorizes local school boards to implement a financial literacy program for students in grades 10 and 11. Implementation of this program is discretionary with the local board.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3016SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 3016
Source: StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that all school districts – not just those school districts within a county – can make joint purchases of maintenance, operational and scholastic services, supplies, materials, and equipment.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0667SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 667
Source: StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to the State Board of Education; authorizes compensation for certain school bus drivers for expenses incurred when acquiring an initial or renewal of a commercial license to drive a school bus.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1177SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1177
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides that the Teach Mississippi Institute program for alternate route certification for teachers include a fall or spring semester option for non-education majors. Additionally, the bill provides that non-education majors will be eligible to participate in the William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program and that those licensed under the nontraditional teaching route will be eligible for awards under the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2712SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2712
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Rule Adoption 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning a special education teacher unit methodology revision. Incorporates data retrieved electronically through the Mississippi Student Information Systems into the procedure. Changes the focus of the methodology to the amount of services a teacher provides to a student instead of the student's disability. MISSISSIPPI REG 9142 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to teachers; revises contract day requirements for salary experience increments.
Increases the number of days from 25 to 45 that a teacher may not be under contract of employment during a school year and still be considered full time employed and credited with a year of teaching experience. This provision is effective with the 2003-2004 school year.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0635SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 635
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to benefit payments to retirants under the former Teachers' Retirement System.
Title: H.B. 1727
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Extends the repeal of provisions that establish the State Employer- Assisted Housing Teacher Program.
Extends the repealer on the Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program for teachers in critical shortage areas until July 1, 2009.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0662SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 662
Source: StateNet |
Accountability |
Rule Adoption 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Revises rules regarding the public school accountability standards. MISSISSIPPI REG 9027 (SN)
Title: Appendix A
Source: StateNet |
Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
Rule Adoption 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Revises rules regarding graduation requirements and exit examinations. MISSISSIPPI REG 9026 (SN)
Title: THF-1
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 03/2004 |
P-12 |
Creates a consistent alternative route to teacher certification for individuals who have already completed college degrees. MISSISSIPPI REG 9102 (SN)
Title: IDAPA 08.02.02
Source: StateNet |
High School |
Rule Adoption 01/2004 |
P-12 |
Amends rules concerning GED State Policy, with regard to, minimum requirements and eligibility for testing. MISSISSIPPI REG 9040 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules concerning guidelines for educator licensure K-12. Revises guidelines for Mississippi Educator Licensure K-12, as recommended by the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure Development. MISSISSIPPI REG 8909 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Rule Adoption 09/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules pertaining to State Board of Education policy IHF-1. Revises the high school exit examinations required for graduation. MISSISSIPPI REG 8845 (SN)
Title: IHF-1
Source: StateNet |
No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
Rule Adoption 09/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules pertaining to procedures for assigning student assessment results for calculating achievement, growth, AYP. MISSISSIPPI REG 8848 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Accountability |
Rule Adoption 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Revises content of the document formerly known as Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2001. MISSISSIPPI REG 8796 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Adds that any nonpublic school accredited or approved by the state board may use the procedures established in statute for criminal background checks of public school employees, and must pay the same fees for these checks as public school employees.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0742SG.htm
Title: H.B. 742
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows the department to pay districts from the common school fund and the adequate education fund on a date earlier than December 15 if it is deemed in the best interest of the districts to do so. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0742SG.htm
Title: H.B. 742
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Vetoed 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Creates a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the 2004 Education Contingency Fund which shall be expended for public education purposes; directs the state treasurer from July 1, 2003, until July 1, 2004, to transfer to the 2004 Education Contingency Fund a monthly sum from those special funds in the treasury that retain their interest and investment earnings.
Title: H.B. 1036
Source: StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
Postsec. |
Requires the state department of health to organize educational material on the risks of meningitis and hepatitis A and B and the availability and effectiveness of vaccines for these diseases. This educational material is to be provided to the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning and the state board for community and junior colleges, for dissemination to students with their letters of acceptance for admission or in students' information packets. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1087SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1087
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes oversight committee to assess all prekindergarten or school readiness programs run by any public or private school or Head Start program in the state, as well as any school readiness program operated by any licensed childcare center in the state. Specifies what data every assessment must collect, including teacher qualifications, child eligibility criteria. In light of the findings of the assessment, the oversight committee must make recommendations on the need for additional early childhood programs and measures needed to guarantee that early childhood programs in operation in Mississippi meet or surpass recognized standards of excellence. The oversight committee must report to the legislature on these findings and recommendations by January 15, 2004. Requires the oversight committee to cause to be developed a single assessment instrument to gather and synthesize the required data into a single report.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2636SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2636
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Vetoed 04/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintendent of Public Education upon the approval of the State Personnel Board. Exempts state superintendent of education from cap on salary or compensation, direct or indirect, of any public officer, public employee, adminstrator or executive head of any agency of the state to 150% or less of the maximum salary established in statute for the governor.
Requires the state board for community and junior colleges as well as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to annually submit to the state personnel board a list of salaries for its employees, to which the state personnel board must respond with a nonbinding advisory opinion on the amount of the salaries for the director and other employees of the board.
Title: H.B. 773
Source: StateNet |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Exempts schools from the required 180-day minimum school calendar for time missed due to emergencies; continues to pay school districts full allotments.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2404SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2404
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows any licensed employee to be credited with a professional leave allowance with pay for every day of absence caused by required attendance at meetings pertaining to official state business and authorized by local board policy. Changes references in sick and personal leave policy from "absent licensed employee" to "absent employee." In same section, changes references to "substitute teachers" to "substitute employees." Allows substitute teachers to be paid from minimum education program funds.
Specifies that except for in December, all employees' salaries are to be paid on at least a monthly basis according to a system established by the local board. Specifies that, regardless of the reason employment ended, any school employee whose employment terminates during a school term is to be paid only for the part of the school term that the employee actually worked.
In determining a teacher's "year of teaching experience," if a teacher surpasses the number of days the state board has determined a teacher may not be under contract but may still be employed, the teacher must not be credited a year of teaching experience.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0742SG.htm
Title: H.B. 742
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires school bus drivers to open the service door and driver's window and listen for approaching trains upon approaching railroad crossings. Also requires school bus drivers, when approaching any highway intersection, to bring the vehicle to a complete stop and not proceed until the driver has determined that it is safe to proceed. increases minimum/maximum range of penalties for failure to comply from $25-$100 to $100-$250. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2587SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2587
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Accountability |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and the department of education. Requires each specified postsecondary institution and the department to employ an agency internal audit director and professional and support staff to conduct internal auditing. Sets forth internal audit directors' qualifications and duties. Establishes manner in which audits should be conducted as well as availability, procedures and frequency of audit reports. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0650SG.htm
Title: H.B. 650
Source: StateNet |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12,
Community College |
Changes repealer from 2003 to 2007 on 1) the School Crisis Management Program, 2) the transfer of the industrial and adult short-term training programs to the State Board of Community Colleges, 3) the School Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program, 4) the section permitting expulsion for certain disruptive students, 5) requirement that state board develop and make available to district and schools a list of recommended conflict resolution, mediation, cultural diversity and other such materials, and 6) creation of permanent records and cumulative folders for each student in state public schools, to include among other data student's grades, attendance and date of any expulsion from the school system and a description of the student's act or behavior resulting in the expulsion. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0744SG.htm
Title: H.B. 744
Source: StateNet |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires the department to annually report graduation and dropout rates to the legislature in terms of grades 7-12 and grades 9-12 cohort groups, both by district and statewide. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0859SG.htm
Title: H.B. 859
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Provides that the Compulsory School Attendance Law shall apply to any 5-year-old as of September 1st of an academic year, and who is already enrolled in a full-day public school kindergarten program (minimum compulsory school age remains 6 for those children who are not enrolled in full-day public kindergarten programs.) Parent may disenroll child from full-day kindergarten program once, and such child will not be a compulsory-school-age child until the child's sixth birthday. Specifies that no child may be admitted to kindergarten who has not turned 5 on or before September 1 of that academic year, and that no child may be admitted to first grade who has not turned 6 on or before September 1 of that academic year. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2394SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2394
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003 |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows local boards to create a local school health/physical education advisory council to help the district implement health and physical education instruction. Lists areas in which local school health/physical education councils may make recommendations and requires the local board to appoint members to the local council, with one person on the council representing each of 11 groups, including the clergy, health care professionals and parents who are not employed by the district. Specifies that the physical activity coordinator employed by the state department of education monitor and act as a clearinghouse for the activities of the local school health/physical education advisory councils to be created.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2339SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2339
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows the Mississippi Transportation Commission to enter into an agreement with the state forestry commission for the general supervision and management of timber on selected portions of the rights-of-way of the interstate highway system and those completed segments of four-lane highways in the state. Seventy-five percent (75%) of any money collected from the sale of timber on rights-of-way, less any expenses associated therewith, must be deposited into the Education Enhancement Fund. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2102SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2102
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Relates to state classroom supply funds; clarifies method of distribution and administration of. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0663SG.htm
Title: H.B. 663
Source: StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Permits public and private school students to self-administer asthma medications if certain requirements are met. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1072SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1072
Source: StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Extends repealer to December 31, 2005 on Mississippi Reducing Out of Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund that provides funds to counties for achieving reductions in out-of-wedlock births without increasing the number of abortions.http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0774SG.htm
Title: H.B. 774
Source: |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Requires the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning, the state board for community and junior colleges and the state board of education to enter into a system-wide articulation agreement providing for the transfer of appropriate credits earned by qualified high school students enrolled in dual enrollment programs from the various community colleges and universities offering such credit to the appropriate home school district of the student. Requires the three state entities to co-author a report on the articulation agreement required under this section, and submit this report to the Committees on Education and Universities and Colleges of each House of the Legislature, on or before December 1, 2004. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2761SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2761
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
P-3 |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires the department of education to conduct a needs assessment to determine what areas do not currently have pre-kindergarten programs, and a cost-benefit analysis creating statewide pre-kindergarten programs. Requires department to perform cost-benefit analysis of making kindergarten mandatory statewide. Requires the department to study developing an optional occupational diploma that would include course requirements to make sure that students possess mastery of skills and employment competencies. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0859SG.htm
Title: H.B. 859
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Expands applicability requirements of Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program from those intending to teach in geographical areas of the state with critical teacher shortages to include those, regardless of geographical area, who intend to teach a subject area in which a shortage of teachers exists. Eliminates from eligibility those enrolled in teacher eductation program at an accredited, nonprofit community or junior college. Reduces from four to two the number of years one had to receive an annual award in order to be obligated to render one year's service as a licensed teacher. Eliminates opportunity to fulfill service obligation as a nontraditional teacher intern.
Any student who, prior to July 1, 2003, has been accepted into the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program under the authority of Section 37-159-3(4) shall be allowed to begin or remain in the scholar loan program, and conversion for those students with fewer than four (4) annual awards shall be based on one (1) year of service in either (a) a geographic area of the state in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the State Board of Education, or (b) a subject area of the curriculum in the public schools in which there exists a critical shortage of teachers as determined by the State Board of Education, for each year a loan was received by the student. For those students that receive the equivalent of four (4) annual awards, such students shall render three (3) years of service.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2482SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2482
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
Postsec. |
Requires state institutions of higher learning and community and junior colleges to waive out-of-state tuition for nonresidents who were born in the state, are veterans of the United States Armed Forces, and relocated in Mississippi no later than six months after the student's separation from service in order to enroll in a postsecondary institution in the state. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0046SG.htm
Title: H.B. 46
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
Postsec. |
Specifies that within the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program, no one making advance payments into the fund may ask for or receive any form of compensation, commission, fee, service charge or other payment for entering inot a contract for the benefit of a nonresident beneficiary. Specifies that contract entered into after July 1, 2003 on behalf of nonresident beneficiaries can be only by parent, grandparent or legal guardian of the beneficiary or if the beneficiary was a Mississippi resident when the contract was initially purchased. Specifies that ex officio members of College Savings Plans of Mississippi Trust Funds board of directors may be represented by proxy with full voting privileges. Gives the board of directors authority to govern purchase of contracts for beneficiaries who are nonresidents at the time the purchaser enters into the prepaid tuition contract. Allows funds to be used as payment for in-state or out-of-state private or public graduate school courses, in amount up to the undergraduate tuition the board would have paid. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2004SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2004
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
Postsec. |
Amends appropriation to delete certain funds appropriated and re-appropriated contingent on Ayers settlement for Institutions of Higher Learning. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2844SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2844
Source: StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
Postsec. |
Extends date for establishment of Ayers Settlement Fund for continuing educational enhancement and racial diversity, including recruitment of white students and scholarships for white applicants, at named historically black universities in Mississippi. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2754SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2754
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Relates to special education students. When any public agency directly responsible for the education of children with disabilities initiates or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child, the parent of a child with a disability or the agency shall have the opportunity to request a state-level impartial due process hearing. This bill allows any party aggrieved by the findings and decision made by the hearing officer to appeal the hearing officer's decision within 45 days of the decision. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0662SG.htm
Title: H.B. 662
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 |
Grants teacher assistants the same sick leave allowances as licensed school employees. Allows up to five days of unused sick leave to be carried over to the next school year and credited to such licensed employee if the employee remains employed in the same school district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2313SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2313
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Assessment--End-of-Course |
Rule Adoption 12/2002 |
P-12 |
The section is revised to read as follows: "Policies for Subject Area Testing
• Students will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the Carnegie unit was earned by the student in a Mississippi public school prior to the 2001-2002 school year.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student in a public school of another state as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will not be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student in a private school as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma, provided the private school is accredited regionally or by the state of Mississippi.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student in a private school as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma if the private school is not accredited regionally or by the state of Mississippi.
• Students entering a Mississippi public school will be required to pass any end-of-course Subject Area Test in a course for which the school accepts Carnegie units earned by the student through home schooling as fulfilling the requirements for a Mississippi high school diploma.
• Any Mississippi public school student who fails to pass a required Subject Area Test will be offered a chance to retake the test three times each year until a passing score is achieved:
. At or near the end of the fall semester,
. At or near the end of the spring semester, and
. At or near the end of summer school.
• Any Mississippi public school student shall not be awarded Carnegie unit credit unless the core objectives identified in the Mississippi Curriculum Framework have been mastered. Passage of the required Subject Area Test is a separate requirement towards graduation and shall not be criteria for awarding Carnegie unit credit."
Title: MS ADC 36 000 001, Graduation Requirements, Code IHF-2
Source: WestLaw |
No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 |
2000-2001 Mississippi Record Card: (http://www.ms.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/)
Title: N/a
Source: Mississippi Department of Education Web site |
Postsecondary Finance |
Enacted 05/2002 |
Postsec. |
The Act authorizes the issuance of state general obligation bonds for the purpose of making capital improvements for institutions of higher learning, state agencies and community and junior colleges. Authorizes the preplanning of certain facilities and amends current act to revise the use of proceeds of state general obligation bonds issued for the purpose of improvements at Jackson State University and the Mississippi University for Women.
Title: SB 3197
Source: Lexis |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
Postsec. |
An Act to delineate the duties of the president and board of trustees of community or junior colleges. The Act authorizes the board of trustees to designate a personnel supervisor to recommend teachers but restricts the authorization to no more than two (2) positions for each employment period in the district. The Act authorizes the president to remove or suspend any member of the faculty subject to the approval of the trustees.
Title: S.B. 2621
Source: Lexis |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
Postsec. |
An Act requiring the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges to conduct a study of the state funding structure relating to community and junior colleges. Study shall: evaluate the validity of the current student classification system used in the funding formula; identify best management practices; and, recommend all reporting requirements and systems needed to collect information to maintain a valid system. The report is due to the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees by December 15, 2002
Title: H.B. 1612
Source: Lexis |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Reenacts sections relating to Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and school attendance officers. Creates a Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management Practices Review of the State Department of Education. Requires the development of best practices for specified areas. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0492SG.htm
Title: H.B. 492
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Requires fingerprinting and background checks for newly hired school attendance officers.
Title: H.B. 643
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
School employees criminal history record check requirement; include school attendance officers and delete repealer.
Title: S.B. 2223
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Establishes requirements for nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure through the Teach Mississippi Institute (TMI), as well as mentoring and induction program for nontraditionally certified teachers. Establishes license certification for transitional bilingual teachers. Allows nontraditionally certified teachers to qualify for William F. Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program and Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program. Modifies statutes regarding nontraditional administrator certification.
Title: S.B. 2370
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the appointment of student interns to assist at precincts during elections; creates the crime of multiple voting; provides for penalties. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2383SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2383
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other than the adequate education program. Permits local boards to expend funds from any available sources to help defray costs of student field trips to public or private nonprofit museums. Allows local boards to enter into contracts or agreements with public or private individuals or entities to provide staff training or development. Requires School Executive Management Institute to issue certificates of completion to those school board members who complete the basic education course within the institute. Deletes language relating to required content and location of local board member basic training courses. Transfers responsibility for issuance of school board member continuing education courses from institute to state school boards association. Requires state school boards association to report annually to state board and assembly education committee chairs on activites and provide evaluation of continuing education programs offered by the association each year. Eliminates language mandating content of continuing education courses conducted by School Executive Management Institute for elementary and secondary school principals. Eliminates language requiring board members to file annually a certificate of completion of continuing education course conducted by postsecondary institutions but maintains same requirement for courses conducted by Mississippi School Boards Association. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0494SG.htm
Title: H.B. 494
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Requires department employment of physical activity coordinator for grades K-12, and specifies qualifications and duties of such. Recommends duration and frequency of physical education classes in grades K-9, beginning with 2002-2003 school year.
Title: S.B. 2249
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Demographics--Enrollments |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Specifies which documents may prove date of child's birth for purposes of enrollment in kindergarten or grade 1; is to be repealed on July 1, 2003.
Title: S.B. 2225
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Prescribes the State cost of the State Adequate Education Program for purposes of determining allocation to school districts in fiscal year 2003; clarifies the program's cost components; clarifies the use of education enhancement funds for the purchase of textbooks for approved nonpublic schools.
Title: S.B. 2969
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Clarifies the duties of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges in the administration of General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.
Title: S.B. 2626
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Lawrence County board is authorized to contribute services to Head Start Program Centers.
Title: H.B. 1879
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to Tunica County; allows the board of supervisors to make a contribution to the Institute for Community Service for an additional Head Start class and additional vehicles to transport children.
Title: H.B. 615
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
Postsec. |
Issues bonds for four-year and community/junior college capital improvements. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/3100-3199/SB3197SG.htm
Title: S.B. 3197
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Postsecondary Finance |
Enrolled 04/2002 |
Postsec. |
An act providing that the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges shall contract with an outside firm to study the state funding formula for community and junior colleges. The study shall have the following specific outcomes: evaluate the validity of the current student classifications used in the funding formula; evaluate the weights assigned to each student classification; identify best management practices associated with the production of graduates in each of the classifications; and, recommend all reporting requirements and systems needed to collect information necessary to maintain a valid system. The report is due December 15, 2002 to the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Title: HB 1612
Source: Lexis |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Establishes rules for district reapportionment or consolidation; addresses composition of governing boards of reconstituted districts. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2864SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2864
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Lists qualifications school guidance counselors must hold; lists comprehensive counseling services school guidance counselors are to provide. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2441SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2441
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the Co-Operative Extension Service.
Title: S.B. 3158
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Makes an appropriation to the board of trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System for the purpose of paying benefit payments to retirants under the former Teachers' Retirement System.
Title: H.B. 1800
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Department of Education to place textbook procurement orders for visually impaired and hearing impaired students prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
Title: S.B. 2095
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Income tax; extend repealer tax credit for certain employers sponsoring basic skills training and retraining for employees (RP).
Title: H.B. 474
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Attendance |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that school districts may require a parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child seeking to enroll in the school district.
Title: H.B. 1030
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that State appropriations made for vocational education purposes may be used to make payments, rather than reimbursements, to high schools conducting vocational programs in accordance with the federal Smith-Hughes Act.
Title: S.B. 2286
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Display of United States flag and Pledge of Allegiance; required in all public school classrooms.
Title: S.B. 2321
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Bonds |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to school board investment of surplus funds; provides they may be invested in the same manner as 16th Section funds.
Title: S.B. 2695
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's share of revenues into the Budget Contingency Fund and the Minimum Education Program Fund.
Title: S.B. 2389
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to designate an appropriate individual to serve in his place on certain State boards and councils.
Title: S.B. 2283
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health--Mental Health |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the same titles as those persons employed by school districts who perform the same services.
Title: H.B. 1302
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Vetoed 03/2002 |
P-12,
Community College |
Certain minimum standardized test requirements for participation in the community college and junior college dual enrollment program.
Title: S.B. 2622
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12,
Community College |
Relates to Community colleges; deletes the ACT score requirement for dual enrollment of high school students.
Title: H.B. 1539
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to Ayers Settlement Fund for endowments to historically black state institutions of higher learning; extends date by which the settlement agreement must be finalized to trigger creation of the Fund.
Title: H.B. 1446
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Deletes the automatic repealer on the authority of local school boards to provide extended school day and extended school year programs and on local school district instructional home rule authority.
Title: S.B. 2317
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Reenacts and amends section requiring local boards to provide a code of student conduct; specifies points which code of conduct must address, including procedures for removal of disruptive student from classroom.
Title: S.B. 2209
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Requires public school district audits to include tests for compliance with statutory requirements relating to the distribution and use of school supply funds; requires the State Auditor to report on school district compliance or noncompliance to the Legislature.
Title: H.B. 1069
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 |
Includes former military personnel's years of classroom instruction in the definition of the term year of teaching experience as used for determining teachers' salaries in public schools.
Title: S.B. 2168
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 07/2001 |
P-12 |
Eliminates the requirement that the sine die general fund revenue estimate increase by at least 5% annually as a prerequisite to implementing increases in salaries for teachers and assistant teachers and in the allotment for supportive services in accordance with the plan to raise teachers' salaries to the southeastern average.
Title: H.B. 1A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Deletes the automatic repealer on the Pilot Program for testing and educational remediation for students with dyslexia and related disorders.
Title: S.B. 2309
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to the education of exceptional children; defines certain terms relating to the education of such children; requires the state to provide full educational opportunities to all children with disabilities from birth to 21 years of age by the year 2005; requires notice to parents when educational agencies contract for the assessment of a child; revises complaint procedures; provides for mediation and due process hearings; establishes the State Advisory Committee.
Title: S.B. 2633
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Board of Education to develop and issue criteria for an occupational diploma for students with disabilities.
Title: S.B. 2578
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Deletes the automatic repealer on the State Employer Assisted Housing Loan Program for teachers in critical teacher shortage areas.
Title: S.B. 2181
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 |
Reenacts sections 37-28-1 through 37-28-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, which establishes the procedure for public schools to apply for and be granted charter school status by authorizing the State Board of Education to establish a pilot program of six local charter schools in the state; amends the repeal date on the charter school statutes from July 1, 2001, to July 1, 2004.
Title: H.B. 545
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school districts to establish a vocational study program through which students may receive credits toward graduation for vocational experience; provides that students in the vocational study program shall be required to complete the core curriculum defined by the State Board of Education and may earn additional credits for participation in the vocational study.
Title: H.B. 52
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Civic Education |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Enhances opportunities for high school students to register to vote; authorizes the registrar of each county to visit each public school, for the purpose of registering to vote any person who is eligible to vote in the county; provides that registrars shall provide mail-in applications to register to vote students.
Title: H.B. 955
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Governor's veto overridden by HOUSE 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Provides that until fiscal year 2006, all of the State share of oil and gas severance taxes shall be appropriated for the support of the minimum education or adequate education program; clarifies that such proceeds shall not be considered State general funds for purposes of statutory limits on legislative appropriations.
Title: S.B. 2680
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Board of Education to award high school diplomas and honorary 8th grade certificates of completion to WW II and Korean Conflict Veterans who were unable to complete their education due to their military service; requires the State Board of Education to develop a uniform application for the diploma and certificate; encourages the Board of Education to provide appropriate recognition in awarding certificates and diplomas to veterans.
Title: H.B. 396
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Extends the automatic repealer in the school administrator sabbatical leave program.
Title: S.B. 2229
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Religion |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Authorizes a brief period of quiet reflection in public school classrooms; authorizes and directs principals and teachers in public elementary and secondary schools to display the "In God We Trust" motto of the United States of America in each classroom, school auditorium, and cafeteria.
Title: H.B. 51
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Directs the state board of education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula in the public schools.
Title: S.B. 2390
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Creates the School Safety Act of 2001; establishes a school safety center to provide technical and crisis assistance to school districts; authorizes school safety grants to local school districts to finance certain programs; establishes a school crisis management program; requires the State Board of Education to develop conflict resolution and peer mediation models and curricula; requires the automatic expulsion of a habitually disruptive student.
Title: S.B. 2239
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 03/2001 |
P-12 |
Education Employment Procedures Law of 2001. It is the intent of the legislature to provide for accountability in the teaching profession and to provide for the nonrenewal of licensed education employees in a timely, cost-efficient and fair manner, to provide the employee with an opportunity for a hearing, and to require nonrenewal decisions to be based upon valid educational reasons or noncompliance with school district personnel policies. Clarifies that the protection under the Act applies only to licensed education personnel. In addition, it establishes a new probationary period where the notice and hearing requirements are not applicable for the first two years of Mississippi school employment, and at least one year in the current district. The language provides "grandfather" protection for existing employees meeting these conditions. February 1 is the date for a school board to give initial notice of its preliminary non-reemployment decision to the superintendent. The superintendent, without prior approval of the school board, shall give notice to any principals being nonrenewed no later than March 1 and for other educators no later than April 15. New procedures are established for an employee receiving notice of nonrenewal. A board designee can set the date and time of the hearing without requiring the board to have a special meeting just for that purpose.
Title: H.B. 527
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Empowers and directs the State Board of Education to establish and implement an improving and high performing schools program for identifying and granting financial incentives to low performing schools that improve and to the highest performing schools in their classification; establishes criteria; authorizes salary payments to school personnel under this program subject to specific appropriation by the legislature.
Title: S.B. 2488
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Clarifies the authority of school superintendents, principals and school boards to suspend, expel, or change the placement of pupils for conduct that renders a pupil's presence in the classroom detrimental to the school's educational environment or the best interest of a class as a whole; requires school boards to obtain 2 appraisals before purchasing certain real property; authorizes the referral of such pupils to an alternative school program.
Title: H.B. 776
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires fingerprinting and criminal records background checks for new public school licensed and nonlicensed employment applicants and for current employees on phased-in basis; prohibits employment or continued employment of persons determined through such checks to be guilty of certain felonies; authorizes waivers for mitigating circumstances; provides immunity to school districts and school district employees regarding certain employment decisions.
Title: S.B. 2658
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
Postsec. |
Revises the definition of the term "local governmental entity" under the Mississippi Development Bank Act to include the State or any agency thereof, institutions of higher learning, and education building corporations established for institutions of higher learning.
Title: S.B. 2868
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the State Board of Education to issue a standard license to teach in public prekindergarten through kindergarten classrooms to persons holding a Bachelor of Science degree with child development emphasis from a program accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Title: H.B. 419
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Department of Finance and Administration to develop a master lease purchase program for equipment use by school districts.
Title: H.B. 1031
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Enacts a graduated licensing system.
Title: S.B. 3176
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Direct the State Department of Education to provide an annual recognition program for schools for providing full inclusion of children with disabilities in all aspects of academic and extracurricular activities.
Title: S.B. 2745
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Establishes and implements a superior-performing and exemplary schools program for identifying and granting financial incentives to low performing schools that improve and to the highest performing schools in their classification; provides for school improvement plans for priority schools and the appointment of assistance teams; provides professional development and evaluation of principals, teachers and superintendents; raises salaries for teachers and assistant teachers.
Title: H.B. 1134
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Attendance |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Provides that certain law enforcement officers shall be authorized to investigate and file petitions in the proper court against parent or child under the provisions of the State Compulsory School Attendance Law.
Title: S.B. 3043
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Authorizes local school boards to establish a vocational and technical education track as an alternative to college preparatory curriculum; provides that vocational students complete core educational requirements.
Title: H.B. 1409
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Deletes the requirement that school districts participate annually in the principal support pilot program.
Title: H.B. 295
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Establishes an Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council; provides for the membership and organization of the Council; defines the responsibilities of the Council; establishes an interagency advisory committee to the Council; provides for the membership, organization and responsibilities of the advisory committee.
Title: H.B. 418
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
Postsec. |
Creates Affordable College Savings Program; reconstitutes tuition board; authorizes board to manage the state Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program and the state Affordable College Savings Program.
Title: S.B. 2298
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires school security personnel and employees exercising the powers of a peace officer to receive a minimum level of basic law enforcement training; requires the Board on law enforcement officer standards and training, acting jointly with the State Board of Education, to prescribe the required minimum training level for such persons.
Title: H.B. 1039
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to extend the licenses of certain educators who have completed a Master's or Doctorate degree in order to fulfill new renewal requirements established by the board.
Title: H.B. 845
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires the State Board of Education to recognize Vocational and Technical Education Teachers' summer work in their respective fields in fulfillment of licensure renewal requirements; requires classes taken for licensure renewal purposes to be in furtherance of a bachelor's degree if the teacher does not have a degree.
Title: H.B. 1212
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Includes public school librarians' professional experience in public libraries in the definition of the term year of teaching experience as used for determining their salaries in the public schools.
Title: H.B. 903
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Establishes General Education Diploma as a minimum eligibility requirement for assistant teachers.
Title: H.B. 106
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that licensed teachers serving in geographical critical teacher shortage areas are eligible for scholarships toward master or specialist degrees under the University Assisted Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Program.
Title: H.B. 294
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 03/2000 |
P-12 |
Amends the Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program that provides interest-free loans to licensed teachers in critical teacher shortage areas; extends repealer on that section.
Title: S.B. 2937
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |