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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2361

Mississippi Modified School Calendar Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility criteria.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 27, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCENTIVIZING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN OR CONSIDER ADOPTING A MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR BY OFFSETTING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTING A MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR THROUGH A TIME-LIMITED GRANT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES TO GOVERN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM, INCLUDING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA; TO PROVIDE THAT GRANTS AWARDED SHALL BE USED FOR EXPENSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION OF A MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR; TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $200,000.00 PER YEAR FOR A MAXIMUM OF (3) YEARS; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MISSISSIPPI MODIFIED SCHOOL CALENDAR GRANT FUND; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE USE OF FUNDS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THIS GRANT PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEES BY OCTOBER 1, 2023, AND OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER; 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

3 co-sponsors

Nicole Boyd, Jeremy England, Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 16 to March 27, 2023, 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 action13 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 722 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 728 days

EducationFeb 21 to Feb 287 days

Back in the SenateMar 7 to Mar 27 · stopped20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

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 Senate Jan 16 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Education
  3. Feb 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 7Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 8 – Mar 27

  1. Mar 8Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 23Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the Senate: DeBar, Polk and Hopson
  4. Mar 24Conferees named in the House: Bennett, McCarty and Roberson
  5. Mar 27Died in conference in the Senate
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 7PassedSenate
  4. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 21Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 8Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 23Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  11. Mar 23Conferees Named DeBar,Polk,HopsonSenate
  12. Mar 24Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,RobersonHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 27Died In ConferenceSenate