l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 770

"Trauma-Informed Discipline Practices Act; enact to establish procedures to assess and mediate effects of traumatic events in schools.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS ACT"; TO PREVENT AND REDUCE TRAUMA-RELATED AFTER EFFECTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROACHES TO STUDENT LEARNING THAT RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TRAUMA AND INTEGRATES RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE INTO EDUCATION-BASED POLICIES, LEARNING, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF TRAINING; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BOARD OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A STATE PLAN AND TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOLS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS; 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

10 co-sponsors

Troy Smith, Jonathan Ray Lancaster, Dana McLean, Sam Creekmore IV, Rob Roberson, Bryant W. Clark, Orlando Paden, Carl Mickens, Angela Cockerham, Bo Brown

Its course

February 10 to June 9, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 1231 days

EducationFeb 10 to Mar 322 days

In the SenateMar 12 to Jun 9 · stopped89 days

EducationMay 12 to Jun 9 · stopped28 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 12

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 Feb 10 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 10Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 17 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 17Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. May 12Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate