Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2108
K-4 school assistant teachers and prekindergarten programs; earmark funding from gaming winnings tax.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-21-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHERS IN FOURTH GRADE BEGINNING IN THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-21-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING FOR PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS UNDER THE "EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ACT OF 2013" MAY BE MADE FROM THE INCOME TAX ON CERTAIN WINNINGS PAID TO PATRONS OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS FROM THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUND CREATED UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS THE "EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUND" AND TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY IN THE FUND SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THE PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHERS IN GRADES K THROUGH 4; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-901, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL TAX UPON CERTAIN AMOUNTS THAT ARE PAID OR CREDITED BY GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS LICENSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI GAMING CONTROL ACT TO THEIR PATRONS AND PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAX SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUND; 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 10 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 SenateJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
EducationJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.