Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 592
School choice; establish opportunity scholarships and open enrollment for public school students.
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 AND PREKINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AN APPROVED NONPUBLIC SCHOOL OR PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS AND PREKINDERGARTEN CHILDREN TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PREKINDERGARTEN PROVIDERS 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; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT TO A SCHOOL OF CHOICE UPON THE PETITION OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF A STUDENT TO A TRANSFEREE SCHOOL SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN UNLESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREES TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING A TRANSFER STUDENT MAY NOT CHARGE THE STUDENT ANY TUITION FEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-13 AND 37-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
6 co-sponsors
Gene Alday, Randy P. Boyd, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Bill Denny, Rita Martinson
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.