l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2267

Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.

Became law as Chapter 463, Laws of 2021, signed April 16, 2021, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY HOUSE BILL NO. 1263, 2021 REGULAR SESSION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL GRANT LICENSES WITHIN A PERIOD OF 21 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF A COMPLETED APPLICATION TO TEACHERS IF THEY POSSESS A VALID STANDARD LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT FOR ALL LICENSE TYPES WITH A CURRENT VALID EXPIRATION DATE OF JUNE 30, 2021, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL GRANT A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO JUNE 30, 2022; TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022, AND THEREAFTER, APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL SHALL MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE THAT THE COMPLETE APPLICATION IS RECEIVED; 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 Senate

49 co-sponsors

Philip Moran, Juan Barnett, Jason Barrett, Barbara Blackmon, Kevin Blackwell, David Blount, Nicole Boyd, Hob Bryan, Albert Butler, Joel R.Carter, Jr., Chris Caughman, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Kathy L. Chism, Jeremy England, Joey Fillingane, Hillman Terome Frazier, Angela Burks Hill, Briggs Hopson, John Horhn, Robert L. Jackson, Sampson Jackson II, Chris Johnson, David Jordan, Dean Kirby, Tyler McCaughn, Chris McDaniel, Michael McLendon, Chad McMahan, J. Walter Michel, Sollie B. Norwood, David Parker, Rita Potts Parks, John A. Polk, Joseph M. Seymour, Derrick T. Simmons, Sarita Simmons, Melanie Sojourner, Daniel H. Sparks, Benjamin Suber, Jeff Tate, Joseph Thomas, Mike Thompson, Angela Turner-Ford, Neil S. Whaley, Brice Wiggins, Bart Williams, Tammy Witherspoon, Chuck Younger, Jenifer B. Branning

Its course

January 12 to April 16, 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.

Every action21 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 12 to Feb 423 days

EducationJan 12 to Jan 131 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 933 days

EducationFeb 24 to Mar 26 days

Back in the SenateMar 9 to Mar 3122 days

With the GovernorMar 31 to Apr 1616 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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.

In the Senate Jan 12 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 13Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Education
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 9Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 10 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 12Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 16Conferees named in the Senate: DeBar, Hill and Norwood
  4. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Bennett, McCarty and Ladner
  5. Mar 26Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 27Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Mar 28Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Mar 31Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 31 – Apr 16

  1. Mar 31Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 16Approved by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 13Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 12Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 16Conferees Named DeBar,Hill,NorwoodSenate
  14. Mar 23Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,LadnerHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  18. Mar 28Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 31Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  20. Mar 31Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 16Approved by GovernorGovernor