Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2026
Mississippi Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; establish.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP VOUCHERS FOR THE OPTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL OTHER THAN THE ONE TO WHICH ASSIGNED OR TO ATTEND A QUALIFIED PRIVATE SCHOOL OF CHOICE; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUDENT RESIDES; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THE OBLIGATIONS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS; TO PROVIDE FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT; TO WAIVE LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE STATE OR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES TO ADMINISTER THE 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to February 19, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 19 · stopped36 days
EducationJan 14 to Feb 19 · stopped36 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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 19
- Jan 14Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate