Became law as Chapter 425, Laws of 2010, signed March 24, 2010, 65 days after it was filed.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 1078
Healthier School Initiative; require the State Department of Education to implement to incentivize schools.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-11-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE HEALTHIER SCHOOL INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO SCHOOLS RECEIVING RECOGNITION THROUGH THE HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL CHALLENGE, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AWARDS, SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION, FOR SCHOOLS RECEIVING CERTAIN LEVELS OF RECOGNITION, TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL CHALLENGE ON THEIR DISTRICT WEB SITES, TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS THAT ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE TO BECOME A HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL, TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA REQUIRED TO BE MET BY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE CHALLENGE, TO REQUIRE AN APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS A HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR REVIEW BY THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS, TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO FORWARD APPROVED APPLICATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR CONSIDERATION, AND TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOLS TO MODIFY AN APPLICATION THAT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE OFFICE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to March 24, 2010, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentPending
Senate floor amendmentPending
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 Jan 18 – Feb 8
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 3
- Feb 10Sent to the Senate
- Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Feb 23Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 3Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
Back in the House of Representatives Mar 5 – Mar 17
- Mar 5Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
- Mar 15Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
- Mar 17Enrolled bill signed in the House
To the Governor Mar 17 – Mar 24
- Mar 17Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
- Mar 24Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 8PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Referred To EducationSenate
- Feb 23Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Mar 3AmendedSenate
- Mar 3Passed As AmendedSenate
- Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
- Mar 15Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 17Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 17Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Mar 24Approved by GovernorGovernor