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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 446

Education provision; revise and clarify certain relating to hours of instruction; student records, student enrollment, dual enrollment and textbooks.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE HOURS OF ACTUAL TEACHING IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN FIVE AND ONE-HALF HOURS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "SCHOOL DAY" UNDER THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW TO MEAN NOT LESS THAN FIVE AND ONE-HALF HOURS OF ACTUAL TEACHING IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO STORE THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVING GRADUATED IN AN ELECTRONIC DIGITAL FORMAT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT REACHED A CERTAIN AGE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1 FROM ENROLLING IN A KINDERGARTEN OR IN FIRST GRADE WHICH IS PART OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS COURSES REQUIRED FOR SUBJECT AREA TESTING AS ELIGIBLE FOR DUAL CREDIT UNDER A DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-43-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS FURNISHED TO STUDENTS BY THE SCHOOL BOARDS OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BY THE MANAGING BOARD OF SUCH SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-61-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIMELY DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT FUND PROCUREMENT CARDS TO SCHOOL TEACHERS ELIGIBLE FOR RECEIPT OF SUCH CARDS; 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 20 to March 4, 2014, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1324 days

EducationJan 20 to Jan 3111 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 4 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 21 to Mar 4 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 14

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 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 6Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Feb 13Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Bain, Moore and Clarke)
  2. Feb 14Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended
  5. Feb 18Sent to the Senate
  6. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  7. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bain, Moore, Clarke)House of Representatives
  6. Feb 14ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 14AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 18Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 21Referred To EducationSenate
  11. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate