l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 898

Mentor teachers; require in all schools and pay supplement for services to beginning teachers.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HAVE MENTOR TEACHERS AND TO REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BY THE STATE TO MENTOR TEACHERS WHO PROVIDE MENTORING SERVICES TO BEGINNING TEACHERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-9-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES THE TERMS "BEGINNING TEACHER" AND "MENTOR TEACHER" AS USED IN THE STATUTES ESTABLISHING THE BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-9-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CENTER OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-9-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO APPLY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-9-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PRESCRIBES THE DUTIES OF MENTOR TEACHERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-9-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CENTER TO EVALUATE THE BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT PROGRAM; 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

1 co-sponsor

Kelvin Buck

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 8 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 3 to Mar 1310 days

AppropriationsMar 13 to Mar 18 · stopped5 days

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 from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 28Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 29 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 13Reported as amended from ED to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. 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 - TSDP: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 28PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Mar 13DR - TSDPAA: ED To APSenate
  9. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate