Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 913
Online learning programs; improve oversight and quality assurance of in public schools.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO DEFINE TERMS RELATING TO ONLINE COURSES AND ONLINE SCHOOL PROGRAMS; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT APPROVAL CRITERIA AND A PROCESS FOR APPROVING MULTIDISTRICT ONLINE PROVIDERS, A PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND RESCINDING THE APPROVAL OF COURSES OR PROGRAMS OFFERED BY AN ONLINE COURSE PROVIDER, AND AN APPEALS PROCESS; TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN ONLINE LEARNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF ONLINE LEARNING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES OBJECTIVE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS REGARDING ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY MULTIDISTRICT ONLINE PROVIDERS; TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP MODEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT MAY BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; TO DIRECT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING STUDENT ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSES AND ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAMS; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING ONLINE COURSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY CLAIM ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDING FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ONLINE COURSES OR PROGRAMS ONLY IF THE ONLINE COURSES OR PROGRAMS MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF A FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT TO INCLUDE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE ONLINE PROGRAMS; TO DEFINE "ALTERNATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE ONLINE PROGRAM"; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-161-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM, FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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 17 to February 1, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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.