Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1528
Mississippi Young Readers Club; establish to authorize SDE to partner with organization to provide reading literature to certain student reading below grade level.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI YOUNG READERS CLUB (MYRC) TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND LITERACY MATERIALS TO PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 5 STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL; TO OUTLINE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, PARTICIPATION STRATEGIES, AND ADMINISTRATION BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO DEFINE PARTNERSHIPS FOR BOOK SELECTION, DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; TO PROMOTE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN HOME LITERACY DEVELOPMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE $2,000,000.00 TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BE ALLOCATED TO SELECTED PARTNERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE COST OF BOOK PURCHASES AND DIRECT SHIPMENTS TO PARTICIPATING STUDENTS; TO REQUIRE ANNUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION AND LEGISLATIVE REPORTING; 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
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 20 to Jan 299 days
Appropriations AJan 29 to Feb 4 · stopped6 days
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 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations A
- Jan 29Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Education;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives