l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 562

MS Autism Therapy Scholarship; authorize to provide additional funds for students with autism spectrum disorder to receive therapy.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI AUTISM THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO MAY BE CITED AS THE "CONTINUOUS PROGRESS CURRICULUM ACT OF 2014"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS UNDER THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL CHILDREN BE SCREENED FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER BEFORE THE END OF GRADE 1 IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE SCREENING AND EVALUATION OF STUDENTS FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOLS THEREIN TO PROVIDE A CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION SUITED TO EACH STUDENT'S INSTRUCTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE SUMMARIZING STUDENT PERFORMANCE, STUDENT ASSESSMENTS, FUNDING AND ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES; 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 February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives