Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 420
MS Speech-language Therapy Scholarship Program; revise various provisions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS USED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE LIMITATION ON SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE PROGRAM TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SIX; TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH A PARENT OF AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT REQUESTS A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT RENDER A STUDENT INELIGIBLE FOR A SCHOLARSHIP; TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE PARENTAL OBLIGATIONS OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND A NONPUBLIC SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY AND INTERVENTION SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THE PROGRAM AND TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH PAYMENTS ARE MADE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PARTICIPATING NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-175-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF A PARENT TO OPT OUT OF THE MANDATORY SCREENING FOR SPEECH DISORDERS PROVIDED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-175-17 AND 37-175-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-175-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE AN INITIAL DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A STUDENT HAS AN ELIGIBILITY RULING OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION 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
Its course
February 3 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 3 to Mar 3 · stopped29 days
EducationFeb 3 to Mar 3 · stopped29 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.