Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 1120
Mississippi School for Reading and the Arts; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR READING AND THE ARTS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL SHALL BE A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR TALENTED STUDENTS IN GRADES EIGHT THROUGH TWELVE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCHOOL SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE OPENING, OPERATION AND FUNDING OF THE SCHOOL TO BE PRESENTED TO THE 2014 LEGISLATURE; TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY PANEL TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO HIRE A DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHOOL AND TO PREPARE THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE SCHOOL; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT THE SCHOOL AND OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO ESTABLISH THE "ELEMENTARY READING ACADEMY" TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS' READING SKILLS SO THAT EVERY STUDENT READS AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS EXHIBITING A SUBSTANTIAL DEFICIENCY IN READING IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 THROUGH 3; TO PROHIBIT THE PROMOTION OF STUDENTS WHOSE READING DEFICIENCY IS NOT REMEDIED BEFORE THE END OF THIRD GRADE; TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS EXHIBITING A READING DEFICIENCY; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN ACTIONS SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST TAKE IN IMPLEMENTING THE ELEMENTARY READING ACADEMY; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS TO PARENTS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENT'S PROGRESS IN SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT POLICIES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR READING AND THE ARTS SHALL BE SET BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; 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 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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.