l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 619

Kindergarten enrollment; require SDE to survey school districts on feasibility of changing date to July 1 for five-year-olds.

Became law as Chapter 409, Laws of 2011, signed March 11, 2011, 59 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ENROLLING CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN WHO ATTAIN FIVE YEARS OF AGE ON JULY 1, AS OPPOSED TO SEPTEMBER 1; TO REQUIRE THAT A REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FINDINGS BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR CONSIDERATION BY JANUARY 1, 2012; 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

Its course

January 11 to March 11, 2011, 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 action12 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 828 days

EducationJan 11 to Jan 2716 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 323 days

EducationFeb 11 to Feb 2413 days

With the GovernorMar 3 to Mar 118 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 11 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Feb 24Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 4 – Mar 11

  1. Mar 4Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Mar 7Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Mar 11Approved by the Governor
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Referred To EducationSenate
  7. Feb 24Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 3PassedSenate
  9. Mar 4Transmitted To HouseSenate
  10. Mar 7Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 7Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  12. Mar 11Approved by GovernorGovernor