2023 Regular Session
| Bill Number | Bill Description | Bill Status | ||
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HB 208 Neutral |
Computer science curriculum; clarify terminology to specify who may provide instruction in. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill expands the definition to allow paraprofessionals to teach computer science type courses in schools, allowing for more options and alternatives. | ||||
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HB 258 Neutral |
Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; extend repealers on statutes relating to sales tax distribution and state public school building fund. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill extends the repealer on the law to distribute sales taxes to the state public school building fund. | ||||
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HB 365 Good Policy |
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; allow to speak to student regarding civic involvement with principal's approval. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows boy scouts and girl scouts the opportunity to speak with students at public schools and charter schools in the State of Mississippi about the civic involvement. | ||||
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HB 729 Bad Policy |
'Mississippi Successful Techniques Resulting in Delivering Excellence in Education and Employability (STRIDE) Scholarship Program'; establish. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill is appropriating more taxpayer dollars to pay for college classes for students and grows state government by forcing local school districts to adopt a policy that was previously optional. This is a misuse of taxpayer money and strips decision making power away from our local school districts. | ||||
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HB 730 Bad Policy |
'William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program'; revise to expand eligibility. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill expands the number of people who can apply to have taxpayer dollars spent on their college loans if they sign a contract to teach in Mississippi. This is a misuse of taxpayer dollars. | ||||
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HB 752 Good Policy |
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill opens up the education market and allows for choice for parents whose children struggle with dyslexia. | ||||
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HB 817 Bad Policy |
Early Learning Collaborative; increase minimum funding levels for full-day and half-day programs. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is appropriating more taxpayer dollars to pay for preschools. | ||||
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HB 823 Bad Policy |
Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness; establish to develop vision for the state's future economic and educational success. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer money by creating a new commission. | ||||
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HB 846 Bad Policy |
Sixteenth Section land; revise zoning authority of local governing entities to prohibit restrictions on school districts' ability to build on said lands. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill keeps local governments from prohibiting schools to build new facilities on sixteenth section land. This bill could lead to a waste of taxpayer with no representation. | ||||
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HB 859 Neutral |
Public special purpose schools; exempt from certain audit requirements. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill exempts technology devices given to students for distance learning from the state auditor's ability to check inventory. This could lead to a misuse of taxpayer money by not having a proper check on the items. | ||||
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HB 1000 Good Policy |
Foster and adopted children; allow foster or adoptive parent to choose school or school district of enrollment. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill expands the number of students eligible for ESA's by allowing those in foster care to be included. | ||||
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HB 1056 Bad Policy |
School employees; revise rate for payment for unused leave to unlicensed employees upon retirement. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows schools to increase the amount of taxpayer money spent on unused leave for unlicensed school employees. | ||||
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HB 1070 Bad Policy |
Patriotic Education Grant Program; establish. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending more taxpayer dollars providing grants for teaching about patriotism. | ||||
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HB 1087 Bad Policy |
MS School for Math and Science; increase licensed employees' salaries by amount corresponding to increases to amount and years in teacher salary scale. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill will spend more taxpayer money on teacher salaries at the state sponsored specialty schools | ||||
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HB 1150 Good Policy |
Charter schools; bring forward various provision relating to powers and duties of authorizer board. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill could increase the amount of charter schools in the state. | ||||
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HB 1161 Good Policy |
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enact. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill authorizes Mississippi to join with other states to enter into a compact to streamline teacher licensing to make it easier for teachers to move across states to teach. This would increase the pool of teachers that Mississippi could hire. | ||||
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HB 1173 Neutral |
EEF procurement cards; authorize issuance to eligible charter school teachers. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill clarifies that public charter school teachers are eligible for procurement cards for classroom supplies. | ||||
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HB 1174 Neutral |
Public schools; authorize to have a supply of FDA-approved opioid reversal agents on premises to counter opioid overdose. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows schools to maintain Narcan (or generic form of opioid counter medications) on school grounds to administer in the event of an opioid overdose. | ||||
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HB 1176 Bad Policy |
National board certified education professionals; clarify provisions related to certification component reimbursements. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill is increasing taxpayer money spent on athletic trainers and psychologists in the school districts, including retroactive pay. | ||||
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HB 1177 Neutral |
Educator misconduct; clarify provisions relating to disciplinary action taken against personnel of public special purpose schools and other educators. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill provides a process for educators of the special purpose schools to appeal a license suspension or revocation. | ||||
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HB 1200 Neutral |
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; expand to allow certified academic language therapists (CALT); to provide dyslexia therapy services. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows for certified academic language therapists to be employed by school districts to help with dyslexia students covered under the dyslexia scholarship. This helps increase the amount of therapists available to help those in need. | ||||
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HB 1207 Bad Policy |
Paramedics Recruitment and Retention Scholarship Grant Program; create. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill spends more taxpayer dollars on tuition and costs for paramedic programs. That is an unnecessary expense for taxpayers. | ||||
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HB 1227 Bad Policy |
Mental Awareness Program for School Act; enact to provide for mental health service providers and certain trauma-informed training. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill requires schools to employ a counselor or mental health service provider and for teachers to receive mental health awareness training. This will increase the tax burden on citizens. | ||||
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HB 1228 Bad Policy |
Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a district innovation. | Dead | ||
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HB 1341 Neutral |
Digital or online resources or databases; require vendors to verify technology protection for persons under 15. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill requires schools to only allow access to digital databases and resources if the vendor has in place protections against obscene material. | ||||
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HB 1365 Bad Policy |
Assistant teacher salaries; prohibit school districts from using any state-funded increase to substitute the local contribution. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill will keep local districts from using the state teacher pay raise funds as a substitute for the local contribution. It makes sure the assistant teachers are being paid in the same manner as lead teachers, but spend more taxpayer money. -- An amendment to the bill gave a meritless pay raise to teacher assistants. | ||||
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HB 1369 Bad Policy |
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger. | Alive | ||
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HB 1373 Good Policy |
'Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2023'; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows schools to provide students an opportunity to be excused during the day to receive moral instruction at religious institutions with no cost to the taxpayer. | ||||
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HB 1390 Neutral |
Abstinence education; delete repealer on school board requirement to adopt a policy on abstinence-only or abstinence-plus. | Alive | ||
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SB 2056 Not Rated |
Public schools; require a brief period of quiet reflection at the opening of school every day. | Dead | ||
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SB 2057 Not Rated |
Civics Test; require passing score for high school graduates and high school equivalency diploma applicants. | Dead | ||
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SB 2058 Not Rated |
School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics. | Dead | ||
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SB 2065 Not Rated |
United States Citizenship Test; require as a condition for high school graduation. | Dead | ||
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SB 2076 Not Rated |
The Title IX Preservation Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2079 Good Policy |
Mississippi School Protection Act; enact to allow armed educators. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill creates a program in which school employees can be trained to act as "guardians" and conceal carry on school grounds for the purpose of defense against active shooters. | ||||
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SB 2083 Not Rated |
Concealed-carry license; 18-year-old with instructor certification qualifies for enhanced. | Dead | ||
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SB 2125 Not Rated |
Local school board members; prescribe salary scale based on school district student enrollment. | Dead | ||
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SB 2161 Not Rated |
Prekindergarten programs; increase funding for second and third phase. | Dead | ||
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SB 2163 Not Rated |
Kindergarten-age children; require compulsory school attendance for all. | Dead | ||
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SB 2164 Neutral |
Real property owned by school districts; allow to be sold for development. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill allows school districts to sell land to residential real estate developers | ||||
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SB 2165 Not Rated |
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2168 Not Rated |
School curriculum; require that schools teach civics and government before completion of twelfth grade. | Dead | ||
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SB 2183 Not Rated |
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; authorize opportunity to speak in schools with students about civil involvement and membership. | Dead | ||
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SB 2302 Not Rated |
School enrollment; criminalize the enrollment without establishing domicile. | Dead | ||
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SB 2314 Not Rated |
Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise minimum funding levels. | Dead | ||
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SB 2317 Not Rated |
Board certified occupational therapists employed by schools; allow to be eligible for salary supplement. | Dead | ||
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SB 2318 Not Rated |
High school graduation; end-of-course assessments required by federal law shall only be required. | Dead | ||
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SB 2319 Not Rated |
Geographical critical teacher shortage area; provide such teachers with salary supplement. | Dead | ||
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SB 2324 Not Rated |
Early Learning Collaborative Act; revise to include three year old children for voluntary prekindergarten. | Dead | ||
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SB 2325 Not Rated |
Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; require notice of the importance of a medical and dental physical. | Dead | ||
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SB 2328 Not Rated |
Mid-year budget reductions; exempt MAEP funds. | Dead | ||
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SB 2333 Bad Policy |
Public schools; require staff training to assist with seizures. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is a strike all, putting in the language of HB1227. It requires schools to employ a counselor or mental health service provider and for teachers to receive mental health awareness training. This will increase the tax burden on citizens | ||||
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SB 2334 Not Rated |
State Superintendent of Public Education and Director of the Community College Board; set maximum salaries. | Dead | ||
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SB 2360 Neutral |
Agricultural high schools; revise board membership. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill changes the county education superintendent's board membership to an ex officio nonvoting status. | ||||
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SB 2361 Good Policy |
Mississippi Modified School Calendar Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility criteria. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill allows schools to provide students an opportunity to be excused during the day to receive moral instruction at religious institutions with no cost to the taxpayer. | ||||
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SB 2362 Not Rated |
Department of Education; require to provide requested information to House and Senate members within timely manner. | Dead | ||
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SB 2364 Neutral |
Mississippi Adequate Education Program; bring forward provision related to. | Dead | ||
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SB 2365 Not Rated |
Accumulated leave time for teachers; allow to transfer. | Dead | ||
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SB 2367 Not Rated |
Public School Facilities Grant Program; create and replace Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Program. | Dead | ||
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SB 2368 Not Rated |
Civics test; require passing score for high school graduates and high school equivalency diploma applicants. | Dead | ||
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SB 2524 Neutral |
Sixteenth Section land; authorize long-term contracts for sale of certain forest products. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: The bill lets school boards to sell off forestry products on sixteenth section land. | ||||
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SB 2553 Not Rated |
Charter school funding; revise funding formula. | Dead | ||
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SB 2560 Not Rated |
School district graduation requirement; allow certain alternatives when Mississippi History is required. | Dead | ||
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SB 2577 Not Rated |
Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public and charter schools for disciplinary matters. | Dead | ||
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SB 2578 Not Rated |
Compulsory school attendance law; require of kindergarten-age children. | Dead | ||
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SB 2585 Bad Policy |
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; revise provisions of. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is spending taxpayer dollars on teacher loans. | ||||
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SB 2586 Neutral |
Computer science curriculum; clarify terminology to specify who may provide instruction in. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill expands the definition to allow paraprofessionals to teach computer science type courses in schools, allowing for more options and alternatives. | ||||
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SB 2587 Not Rated |
School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state. | Dead | ||
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SB 2599 Not Rated |
State funded schools; may participate in extracurricular activities against non accredited and nonpublic schools. | Dead | ||
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SB 2601 Not Rated |
State Early Childhood Advisory Council; prescribe additional duties and include more members. | Dead | ||
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SB 2737 Not Rated |
School attendance location of students; allow students to transfer to other school districts subject to availability and approval. | Dead | ||
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SB 2740 Not Rated |
'Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2023'; create. | Dead | ||
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SB 2742 Not Rated |
Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2743 Not Rated |
School Safety Guardian Program; establish. | Dead | ||
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SB 2748 Not Rated |
SkillPath 300 Program; workforce development program to be administered by the Department of Education. | Dead | ||
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SB 2749 Bad Policy |
School board members; increase pay. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill is waste of taxpayer money | ||||
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SB 2751 Bad Policy |
Sixteenth section lands; no law, ordinance or regulation shall prohibit school districts from using for educational facilities. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: The bill is the same as HB846, it keeps local governments from prohibiting schools to build new facilities on sixteenth section land | ||||
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SB 2752 Not Rated |
School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of. | Dead | ||
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SB 2753 Not Rated |
School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9. | Dead | ||
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SB 2754 Not Rated |
Salary supplement; provide to experienced teachers willing to relocate and teach in an 'F'-designated school. | Dead | ||
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SB 2755 Not Rated |
Assistant teachers; provide 'C,' 'D' and 'F' districts with additional positions. | Dead | ||
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SB 2757 Not Rated |
MAEP; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students. | Dead | ||
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SB 2761 Not Rated |
Parents' Bill of Rights; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2762 Not Rated |
School districts and political subdivisions; prohibit from implementing mask and Covid vaccine mandates. | Dead | ||
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SB 2763 Not Rated |
Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2764 Not Rated |
Parental rights in education; prohibit instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in K-12. | Dead | ||
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SB 2765 Not Rated |
'Mississippi Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act'; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2766 Not Rated |
School immunization requirements; provide religious exemption. | Dead | ||
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SB 2767 Not Rated |
School vaccinations; authorize exemption upon objection of parent on religious grounds. | Dead | ||
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SB 2769 Not Rated |
School immunization; authorize exemption from requirements for religious beliefs. | Dead | ||
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SB 2774 Not Rated |
Tebow law; prohibit public school from denying a nonpublic school student participation in extracurricular activities. | Dead | ||
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SB 2775 Not Rated |
Nonlicensed school employees; compensate for absences at a rate set by school boards but not less than federal minimum wage. | Dead | ||
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SB 2777 Not Rated |
School attendance officers; revise to increase the minimum base salary. | Dead | ||
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SB 2778 Not Rated |
Program for gifted education; require school districts to provide for academically gifted students in Grades 6 through 12. | Dead | ||
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SB 2779 Not Rated |
Psychologist to Schools Grant Program; establish. | Dead | ||
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SB 2780 Not Rated |
Assistant teachers; increase minimum salary. | Dead | ||
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SB 2783 Not Rated |
Schools; require carbon monoxide detectors in all. | Dead | ||
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SB 2786 Not Rated |
Salary of State Superintendent of Education; shall not exceed salary of the Governor. | Dead | ||
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SB 2788 Not Rated |
Social studies high school graduation requirements; revise. | Dead | ||
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SB 2790 Not Rated |
Patriotic Education Grant Program; establish. | Dead | ||
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SB 2792 Not Rated |
Mississippi Released Time Education Act; enact. | Dead | ||
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SB 2801 Not Rated |
Civics Test; require passing score for high school graduates and high school equivalency diploma applicants. | Dead | ||
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SB 2807 Not Rated |
West Bolivar Consolidated School District; deconsolidate to form the West Bolivar, Shaw and Benoit School Districts. | Dead | ||
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SB 2809 Not Rated |
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; expand to allow certified academic language therapists (CALT). | Dead | ||
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SB 2811 Not Rated |
Local supplement for assistant teachers; prohibit school districts from reducing when given state minimum raise. | Dead | ||
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SB 2812 Bad Policy |
Board for administration of certain failing school district; extend date of repeal. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This is a strike all that adds in HB1228 funding community schools. | ||||
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SB 2813 Not Rated |
Tim Tebow Act; allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activity within their school district. | Dead | ||
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SB 2814 Not Rated |
Department of Education; require to disseminate information about the department's 24/7 Online Tutoring Program. | Dead | ||
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SB 2820 Not Rated |
'Transparency in Education Act'; prohibit certain curriculum in public schools without parental consent. | Dead | ||
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SB 2824 Not Rated |
Elections; allow an excused absence for compulsory-school-age children to serve as poll workers on election day. | Dead | ||
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SN 1 Not Rated |
Marcy Moye Scoggins, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, term effective immediately and ending August 30, 2025. | Alive | ||
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SN 8 Not Rated |
Candace Denise Robins, Raymond, Mississippi, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to represent the First Supreme Court District, unexpired three year term effective May 12, 2022 and ending August 31, 2023, vice Mark C. Baker, Sr.. | Alive | ||
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SN 9 Not Rated |
Candace Denise Robins, Raymond, Mississippi, Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board to represent the First Supreme Court District, three year term effective September 1, 2023 and ending August 31, 2026. | Alive | ||
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SN 77 Not Rated |
Dr. Robert Pernell (Doc) Taylor, Flowood, Mississippi, State Superintendent of Public Education, term beginning January 16, 2023. | Alive | ||
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SN 89 Not Rated |
Alive | |||
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| KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
| $ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |