Became law as Chapter 333, Laws of 2021, signed March 17, 2021, 68 days after it was filed.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 135
MS Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998; extend repealer on.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 37-159-1, 37-159-5, 37-159-7, 37-159-9, 37-159-11, 37-159-13 AND 37-159-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE MISSISSIPPI CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE ACT OF 1998 AND INCLUDE THE UNIVERSITY ASSISTED TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION GRANT PROGRAM, THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYER-ASSISTED HOUSING TEACHER PROGRAM, AND A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RENTAL HOUSING FOR TEACHERS IN WEST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTIONS 37-159-1 AND 37-159-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISIONS TO OUTDATED STATUTORY LANGUAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-159-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE MISSISSIPPI CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE ACT OF 1998; 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
4 co-sponsors
Its course
January 8 to March 17, 2021, 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.
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 8 โ Feb 10
- Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 10Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 11 โ Mar 9
- Feb 11Sent to the Senate
- Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 9Passed the Senate
To the Governor Mar 10 โ Mar 17
- Mar 10Returned to the House for enrolling
- Mar 11Enrolled bill signed in the House
- Mar 12Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
- Mar 17Approved by the Governor
All 11 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 16Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 2Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Mar 9PassedSenate
- Mar 10Returned For EnrollingSenate
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Mar 17Approved by GovernorGovernor