Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2294
Mississippi Digital Learning NOW Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT RELATING TO DIGITAL LEARNING; CREATING THE "MISSISSIPPI DIGITAL LEARNING NOW ACT"; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS RELATED TO THE ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL LEARNING; PROVIDING DIGITAL PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CUSTOMIZED AND ACCELERATED LEARNING; TO AMEND SECTION 37-165-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLS; PROVIDING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL; AUTHORIZING A CHARTER SCHOOL TO IMPLEMENT BLENDED LEARNING COURSES; PROVIDING FUNDING FOR A VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL; AND ESTABLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR A VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, REDEFINING THE TERM "FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT" AS IT APPLIES TO THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL SCHOOL UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTION, ELIGIBILITY, FUNDING, ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-161-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, PROVIDING STANDARDS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM; REVISING THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM"; REVISING SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS; REQUIRING FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM OPTIONS; AUTHORIZING A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION TO DISTRICT STUDENTS; AUTHORIZING VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL CONTRACTS; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS RELATING TO CURRICULUM, STUDENT PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE; AND REVISING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, REQUIRING AT LEAST ONE COURSE REQUIRED FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TO BE COMPLETED THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING; AND AUTHORIZING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER VIRTUAL COURSES AND BLENDED LEARNING COURSES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, REQUIRING ALL STATEWIDE END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENTS TO BE ADMINISTRATED ONLINE BEGINNING WITH THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR; AND REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE RELATING TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERING OF, AND STUDENT ACCESS TO, DIGITAL LEARNING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 30 to March 6, 2012, 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 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 days
EducationJan 30 to Mar 6 · 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 30 – Mar 6
- Jan 30Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 30Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate