l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 906

Opportunity Scholarship Program; create for low income students to attend nonpublic schools.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 14, 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; 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 February 14, 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 action5 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 14 · stopped24 days

EducationJan 21 to Jan 309 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 14

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  5. Feb 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives