Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 579
Mental health intervention; provide annual salary supplement to licensed school counselors and licensed school nurses who receive certification to provide in public schools.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SALARY SUPPLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000.00 FOR LICENSED SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND LICENSED SCHOOL NURSES WHO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AS A MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR OR AS A PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER, AND WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION SERVICES; TO PRESCRIBE THE CRITERIA TO BE USED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ALONG WITH THE APPROPRIATE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARD FOR THE PROFESSIONS IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SALARY SUPPLEMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-3-101, 37-3-103 AND 37-3-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 15 to February 5, 2019, 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 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 days
EducationJan 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 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 15 – Feb 5
- Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives