Committees · 2009 Regular Session
Education
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session.
Bills sent169
7% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out24%
40 of 169; 129 stopped in committee
Time in committee14 days
most between 9 and 16 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026244 bills
reported 20% · typically 9 days, most 2–10 · 0 amendments · 28 members
2025222 bills
reported 21% · typically 9 days, most 6–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024202 bills
reported 26% · typically 14 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023201 bills
reported 26% · typically 15 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022200 bills
reported 22% · typically 14 days, most 9–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2021193 bills
reported 12% · typically 10 days, most 5–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020246 bills
reported 15% · typically 15 days, most 6–29 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019227 bills
reported 15% · typically 13 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018194 bills
reported 6% · typically 8 days, most 2–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017266 bills
reported 24% · typically 13 days, most 7–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016288 bills
reported 23% · typically 9 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015240 bills
reported 30% · typically 9 days, most 2–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014207 bills
reported 35% · typically 10 days, most 0–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013203 bills
reported 27% · typically 10 days, most 6–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012230 bills
reported 34% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011195 bills
reported 31% · typically 13 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010193 bills
reported 25% · typically 11 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009169 bills
reported 24% · typically 14 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008138 bills
reported 31% · typically 9 days, most 0–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session, newest first.
169 bills
House Bill 44 · 2009 Second Extraordinary Session · State Superintendent of Education; revise manner of setting salary of.
Sent June 28, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 2 days
Senate Bill 2050 · Teacher salaries; authorize school districts to negotiate salary amount with retired teachers from other states.
Sent March 3, 2009 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2947 · Sixteenth section forest lands; authorize management services by private forester subject to approval by the SOS and Forestry Commission.
Sent February 26, 2009 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2669 · Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; enact.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2628 · Failing schools and school districts; enact "Children First Act of 2009."
Sent February 17, 2009 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2050 · Teacher salaries; authorize school districts to negotiate salary amount with retired teachers from other states.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2288 · Task force to study failing schools and school districts; continue and assign additional responsibilities.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2314 · Early childhood education programs; authorize local school districts to operate and expend funds from any source.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2315 · Regional educational service agency (ESA); State Board of Education contracts and provides funds for.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2400 · School students with asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2575 · Alternative school students; allowed to attend workforce training programs.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2770 · Teacher/principal in-service training; shall include suicide prevention education.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2947 · Sixteenth section forest lands; authorize management services by private forester subject to approval by the SOS and Forestry Commission.
Sent February 16, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1196 · Educator sexual misconduct; Sup't to report to MDE; revise criminal penalty for such with student.
Sent February 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 2308 · School district accreditation levels; revise accreditation terminology.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2309 · Compulsory school attendance law; remove requirement for prior approval for medical/dental appointments, etc.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2310 · Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); clarify references in state law.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 2328 · Statutes relating to public education; delete repealers.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 234 · Comprehensive sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health and the Dept. of Human Services to jointly establish.
Sent February 3, 2009 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1036 · Teacher salaries; authorize school districts to negotiate salary amount with retired teachers from other states.
Sent February 3, 2009 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
149 more
House Bill 728 · County superintendent of education; change from elected to appointed by school board in certain counties.
Sent February 2, 2009 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 877 · School boards; require elected members to be elected by majority vote and hold runoffs three weeks later.
Sent February 2, 2009 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2664 · Charter schools; authorize additional open-enrollment public charter schools with certain requirements.
Sent January 30, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
Senate Bill 2059 · County superintendent of education; prohibit voters in certain school districts from voting in election for.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
Senate Bill 2077 · Election of county superintendent of education; certain municipal school district residents are disqualified from voting.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
Senate Bill 2313 · Student records; authorize storage by school districts in any acceptable form of medium for storage.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2316 · Assault against school district personnel; provide enhanced criminal penalties for.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 783 · School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 786 · Mississippi Healthy Youth Act of 2009; create.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 788 · Pre-kindergarten program; require Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 790 · Public school students; require drug testing of all sixth through twelfth graders.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 791 · Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 796 · Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurses to teach.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 797 · School districts; require policies if accredited at Level 3 or lower and alternative curriculum.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 799 · Teacher scholarships; authorize for college graduates for courses required for teacher licensure.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 802 · Elementary school counselors; allot funds under Adequate Education Program for.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 804 · Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program; establish within State Department of Education.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 805 · MS Comprehensive Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2009; create.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 806 · Social workers; provide in schools having high incidences of crime and via video conferencing means.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 808 · Comprehensive sex education; require teaching of in Grades K-12.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 814 · School districts; require consolidation into countywide districts if county's population less than 80,000.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 818 · School bus turnarounds; authorize superintendents of education to request county maintenance in large school districts.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 827 · School nurses; require school districts to grant same leave allowances as allowed teachers.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 830 · Internet in schools; require State Board of Education to adopt safety and usage policy.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 842 · School athletic trainers; require annual salary supplement for acquiring national certification.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 848 · Retired teachers; may draw retirement and be reemployed as teachers under certain circumstances.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 850 · State Superintendent of Education; revise manner of setting salary of.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 851 · Teachers; provide additional base compensation for certain, based on Mississippi Performance Base Pay Plan.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 857 · MS Compulsory School Attendance Law; revise certain provisions relating to excused absences and the reporting of unlawful absences.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 877 · School boards; require elected members to be elected by majority vote and hold runoffs three weeks later.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 881 · Sixteenth section lands; allow agricultural lands to be reclassified or re-leased again in final year of term or re-lease.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 902 · School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 912 · School boards; require all elected members to be elected by majority vote.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 943 · M.A.E.P.; increase adjustment to base cost for at-risk students.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 944 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; delete provision allowing parent to disenroll child from kindergarten.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 946 · Principals and teachers; require all to participate in suicide prevention training.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 947 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 952 · Classroom supply funds; require to be appropriated from General Fund, then reimbursed from EEF.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 956 · School year; prohibit schools from opening before Labor Day.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 969 · School districts; require State Department of Education to submit study to Legislature on issue of consolidation.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 978 · School enrollment; authorize in Grade 1 before age six if child succeeds on achievement test.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 980 · School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 986 · School districts; require administrative consolidation into one district per county.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1023 · Local school board members; revise monthly compensation and remove prohibition on joining retirement system.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1036 · Teacher salaries; authorize school districts to negotiate salary amount with retired teachers from other states.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1043 · School ad valorem taxes; transfer school boards' authority to increase to levying authority.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1097 · Students; require those in Grades 7-12 to maintain a 2.0 GPA to participate in athletics.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1129 · MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in the definition.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1136 · MS Virtual School Program; authorize students enrolled in to participate in extra curricular activities in local school district.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1140 · Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1142 · "Children First Act of 2009"; enact for failing schools and school districts.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1160 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for 9th grade public school students.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1177 · School curriculum; require high school to offer vocational courses and training.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1191 · School classrooms; allow parents to choose if twins attend same class or separate classes.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1195 · School sports; require district policies regulating outdoor practices during high temperatures.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1196 · Educator sexual misconduct; Sup't to report to MDE; revise criminal penalty for such with student.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1197 · Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools accredited at Level 1 or 2.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1229 · Students in training school; require Office of Dropout Prevention in Department of Education to establish procedure to track.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1250 · School teachers; pay holders of master's degree in any field a salary equal to AA license holders.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1254 · Physical education; required structured recess and increase weekly requirements.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1256 · School curriculum; require students to receive additional instruction in healthy living.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1262 · School nutrition; require school districts to serve low-fact meals and snacks to students diagnosed as overweight.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1271 · Start-up charter schools; authorize establishment of one per congressional district.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1272 · Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1335 · School district boundaries; authorize district to call for referendum on question of annexing certain territory.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1336 · School curriculum; require development of specific industry training courses continued in community college.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1354 · Truancy Law Task Force; create.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1356 · Alternative school program; require State Board of Education establish guidelines for education & workforce development opportunities.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1393 · Charter schools; create pilot program in Laurel Municipal Separate School District.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1466 · Mississippi Save Our Children Act; create.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1471 · Mississippi Charter Public School Act; create.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1486 · Public school students; authorize community service as alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1487 · Highly qualified teachers; authorize local school boards to delegate recommending authority to certain personnel for hiring of.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1493 · Task force to study and report on the funding and implementation of pre-kindergarten programs; create.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1523 · Public education; delete all repealers on statutes relating to.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1524 · School districts; create additional exemptions from certain duties in districts accredited at Level 4 or 5.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1541 · School buses; authorize districts to adopt policy allowing advertising on.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1547 · School teacher health insurance premium assistance account; establish to pay premiums of school teachers with 30 years of service.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1603 · Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 717 · School districts; require administrative consolidation into one district per county.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 728 · County superintendent of education; change from elected to appointed by school board in certain counties.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 730 · Municipal separate school district; create new method to petition for referendum on including annexed municipal territory.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 760 · Public school students; authorize community service as alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 762 · School curriculum; require voter education as part of United States government course.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 770 · Assistant teachers; clarify that school districts may not reduce local supplement when Legislature increase salary.
Sent January 15, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 595 · Sixteenth section land leases; grant immunity to leaseholders if school board develops property.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 596 · Education Enhancement Fund; divert portion of classroom supply funds to State School Building Fund.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 597 · Education Enhancement Fund; portion of money in shall be used to support Public School Building Fund.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 598 · Classroom supply funds; require to be appropriated from General Fund, then reimbursed from EEF.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 613 · Special educational services; increase age of exceptional children who qualify.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 614 · Special education program teachers of 3- and 4-year-old children; provide full funding under MAEP.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 616 · Early childhood education programs; authorize local school districts to operate and expend funds for.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 630 · School year; prohibit schools from opening before the fourth full week in August.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 648 · Asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to children with.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 656 · Teachers; authorize to use force to defend self against students in classroom.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 657 · Charter schools; establish additional process for establishing open enrollment charter schools.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 670 · Home school students; authorize participation in public school extracurricular activities.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 480 · County school boards; members shall be elected by a majority vote.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 488 · Mississippi After-School Initiative Task Force; create.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 524 · Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); clarify references to in state law.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 525 · Compulsory school attendance law; remove requirement for prior approval for medical/dental appointments.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 529 · Teachers; extend years for annual incremental increases to 40.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 530 · Student records; authorize storage by school districts in any acceptable form of medium for storage.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 531 · Schools; establish opening and closing dates of scholastic year.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 532 · State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at general state election.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 533 · Elected school boards; elect all members at time of presidential election.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 534 · Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 547 · Tax levy to support school districts; authorize levying authority to veto school board request for increase up to seven percent.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 548 · Charter schools; create new process for establishing.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 550 · Superintendent of schools; provide for phase in of appointment of all superintendents.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 551 · School nurses; require school districts to grant same leave allowances as allowed teachers.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 552 · School district employees; authorize voluntary dues deductions for membership in professional organizations.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 553 · Civil Rights Education Commission; repeal provisions creating.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 557 · School district accreditation levels; revise accreditation terminology.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 558 · Education Employment Procedures; reduce probationary period and include assistant teachers.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 587 · School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 588 · Teachers' salary; increase base salary scale under MAEP and annual incremental increase by three percent.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 589 · Classroom supply funds; prohibit diversion to fund MAEP.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 590 · Regional educational service agencies; State Board of Education may contract with and provide funds to.
Sent January 13, 2009 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
House Bill 423 · Compulsory school attendance law; remove requirement for prior approval for medical/dental appointments.
Sent January 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 381 · School districts; provide for elected municipal trustees and appointed county superintendents.
Sent January 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 390 · Teachers of advanced placement courses; may receive required training on site in school district, if available.
Sent January 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 335 · School nurses; increase number eligible for annual salary supplement for acquiring national board certification.
Sent January 8, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 360 · Religious Viewpoint Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Sent January 8, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 330 · Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Sent January 7, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 1 · Mississippi Education Reform Act of 2006; delete repealer on.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 16 · Office of Dropout Prevention and Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; delete repealer.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 17 · School districts; delete repealer on home rule authority and exemptions for Level 4 and 5 districts.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 18 · Charter schools; extend date of repealer on authority to establish.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 19 · Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; delete repealer.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 25 · Education; require disclaimer in textbooks regarding the teaching of certain theories.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 109 · Assistant teachers; include under Education Employment Procedures Law.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 122 · Teacher education program; require instruction in the teaching of phonics.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 124 · Schools; require teaching of reading in Grades 1-3 for three hours each day.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 125 · Mississippi Eminent Scholars Program; eliminate GPA requirement for eligibility.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 135 · Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 159 · Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 198 · Ad valorem taxes; revise advertising requirements when school district proposes no millage increase.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 210 · Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 234 · Comprehensive sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health and the Dept. of Human Services to jointly establish.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 238 · Tax levy to support schools; authorize levying authority to veto school board request for increase up to seven percent.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 241 · Child care programs; create grant program to provide incentives to those participating in Quality Rating System.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 247 · School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 270 · Ad valorem taxes; school district not required to advertise revenue increase when district proposes no millage increase.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 274 · Driver education; require public high schools to teach and students to complete for graduation.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 278 · School district employees; authorize voluntary dues deductions for membership in professional organizations.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 279 · Education Employment Procedures; reduce probationary period and include assistant teachers.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 280 · Task force to study and report on the funding and implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs; create.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 281 · Assistant teachers; include under Education Employment Procedures Law.
Sent January 6, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 28 days