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 804
"MS Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship for Students with Speech-Language Impairments Program"; clarify certain provision of for eligibility purposes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-175-1, 37-175-3, 37-175-5 AND 37-175-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE PROVISIONS OF THE "MISSISSIPPI SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENTS PROGRAM," TO CLARIFY DEFINED TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 6 WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN ELIGIBILITY RULING OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; TO ALLOW PARENTS TO REQUEST A SCHOLARSHIP FOR AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT TO ATTEND A NONPUBLIC SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY AND INTERVENTION SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE THE PARENT TO GAIN ACCEPTANCE FOR ADMISSION INTO THE NONPUBLIC SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY AND INTERVENTION SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE PARENTS TO REQUEST A SCHOLARSHIP WITHIN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENT BECOMES DUE; TO CAP THE NUMBER OF NEW ENROLLMENTS INTO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT 20 ANNUALLY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-175-7, 37-175-9, 37-175-11, 37-175-15, 37-175-17, 37-175-19, 37-175-21, 37-175-23, 37-175-25, 37-175-27 AND 37-175-29, 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.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 13 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 13 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days
EducationFeb 13 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
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