l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1031

Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "TEACH FOR AMERICA ACT"; TO STATE THAT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ACT IS TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF STATE FUNDS AS MATCHING FUNDS BY TEACH FOR AMERICA–DELTA IN ORDER TO BRING ADDITIONAL TEACH FOR AMERICA TEACHERS TO MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO AWARD GRANTS TO TEACH FOR AMERICA–DELTA FOR USE AS MATCHING FUNDS; TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SUCH GRANTS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TEACH FOR AMERICA–DELTA AUTHORIZING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR CERTAIN SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; TO REQUIRE TEACH FOR AMERICA–DELTA TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE STATUS OF TEACH FOR AMERICA–DELTA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

21 co-sponsors

Willie Bailey, Earle S. Banks, Billy Broomfield, Kelvin Buck, Clara Burnett, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Alyce G. Clarke, Angela Cockerham, James Evans, George Flaggs, Jr., Frances Fredericks, Joe C. Gardner, John W. Hines, Sr., Robert E. Huddleston, Robert L. Johnson III, Sherra Hillman Lane, Willie J. Perkins, Sr., Jimmy Puckett, Rufus Straughter, Sara R. Thomas, Linda Whittington

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2824 days

EducationFeb 4 to Feb 139 days

AppropriationsFeb 13 to Feb 196 days

EducationFeb 19 to Feb 190 days

In the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 18 · stopped19 days

EducationMar 4 to Mar 18 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 28

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 13Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 19Reported as amended from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Feb 28Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 18

  1. Mar 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 4Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 13DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 19DR - TSDPAA: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 28AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 4Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate