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2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2639

Mississippi Education Savings Scholarship Accounts Program; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate'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 A MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO DEFINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT PARTICIPATING FAMILIES RECEIVE 90% OF THE BASE STUDENT COST ALLOCATION UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION FORMULA; TO PRESCRIBE THE AUTHORIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES FOR EDUCATION SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT FUNDS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION, BOOKS ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAMS AND POSTSECONDARY EXPENSES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF ADEQUATE EDUCATION FUNDS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO THE STATE TREASURER TO BE DEPOSITED INTO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT EDUCATION SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS AND TO ESTABLISH FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF A PRO RATA AMOUNT OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES INTO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT EDUCATION SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-91 AND 27-7-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Melanie Sojourner

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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate