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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 639

School choice; establish opportunity scholarships and open enrollment for public school students.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LOW INCOME PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AN APPROVED NONPUBLIC SCHOOL; TO PRESCRIBE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SELECT A SCHOLARSHIP GRANTING ORGANIZATION TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT TO A SCHOOL OF CHOICE UPON THE PETITION OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF A STUDENT TO A TRANSFEREE SCHOOL SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN UNLESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREES TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING A TRANSFER STUDENT MAY NOT CHARGE THE STUDENT ANY TUITION FEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-13 AND 37-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

3 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd, Becky Currie

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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 21 to Feb 111 days

AppropriationsFeb 1 to Feb 54 days

EducationFeb 5 to Feb 5 · stopped0 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 House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 1Reported as a committee substitute from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Reported as a committee substitute from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1DR - TSDPCS: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5DR - TSDPCS: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives