l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 781

Pre-kindergarten programs; require State Dept. of Education to implement on phased-in basis beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 13, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-21-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ON A PHASED-IN SCHOLARSHIP BASIS; TO TRANSFER THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES RELATIVE TO THE "EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ACT OF 2013" TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO REDESIGNATE THE PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM AS THE "EARLY LEARNING ACT OF 2013," TO COMMIT FUNDING OF THE "EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ACT OF 2013" ON A PHASED-IN BASIS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MANDATORY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS SHALL FIRST BE PROVIDED IN UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-21-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE AND EMPOWER THE STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL (SECAC) AND PRESCRIBE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO ASSIST THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN IMPLEMENTING THE "EARLY LEARNING ACT OF 2013" PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-21-3 AND 37-21-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN EDUCATION PERSONNEL; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-21-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE; 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 21 to March 13, 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 action12 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1424 days

EducationJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

AppropriationsJan 31 to Feb 55 days

EducationFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 13 · stopped27 days

EducationFeb 22 to Feb 286 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 14

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 31Reported 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. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 13Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 14Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 20Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 22Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Feb 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 13Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31DR - TSDPCS: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5DR - TSDPCS: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 14AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 20Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 22Referred To EducationSenate
  11. Feb 28Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 13Died On CalendarSenate