Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2711
Virtual school programs; provide standards and funding for virtual school instruction in all school districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-161-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM IN ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM"; TO REVISE SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS; TO REQUIRE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM OPTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDEFINE THE TERM "FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT" AS IT APPLIES TO THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL SCHOOL UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, ELIGIBILITY, FUNDING, ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 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; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER VIRTUAL COURSES AND BLENDED LEARNING COURSES; TO AUTHORIZE CREATION OF INNOVATION SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONES FOCUSED ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND STANDARDS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-11; MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 Senate
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 SenateJan 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.