Committees · 2010 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 2010 Regular Session.
Bills sent193
8% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out25%
49 of 193; 1 moved on without a report, 143 stopped in committee
Time in committee11 days
most between 9 and 15 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 2010 Regular Session, newest first.
193 bills
Senate Bill 2393 · Self-administration of prescription asthma/anaphylaxis medication by students; clarify policy.
Sent February 25, 2010 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2293 · New Start School Program and Conversion Charter School Act of 2010; create and establish process for certain public schools.
Sent February 17, 2010 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2644 · Smoking; prohibit at public venues for youth sports events.
Sent February 17, 2010 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2658 · Revenue from leasing of channels awarded by the FCC; are public funds expendable by the state agency leasing the channels.
Sent February 17, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 13 days
Senate Bill 3073 · Task Force to Study Strategies for Solving the Current Teacher Shortage in Mississippi; establish.
Sent February 16, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 14 days
Senate Bill 2389 · High School alternative career track programs; provide conditions for schools to offer.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2517 · Deputy Superintendent of the Mississippi Recovery School District; appointed by State Superintendent with approval of State Board.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2574 · Hunting rights on Sixteenth Section school land; local school board may hold an auction on leases for.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2586 · Mississippi Virtual Public School Program; authorize SDE to contract with private provider to operate.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2626 · General Educational Development (GED) program; revise entrance and testing requirements.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
Senate Bill 2834 · Sixteenth section school land leases; delete responsibility of board of supervisors to approve or reject rental value amount of.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 3072 · Council on Education Technology; revise responsibilities; authorize.
Sent February 11, 2010 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2015 · Bullying or harassing behavior in the schools; prohibit.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2393 · Self-administration of prescription asthma/anaphylaxis medication by students; clarify policy.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2501 · Administration of public education; delete automatic repealers on statutes relating to.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2518 · Annual school attendance reports by the State Department of Education; clarify date for filing.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2519 · Uniform basic skills testing standards; preserve integrity and validity of assessment.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2520 · Testing instruments and procedures for students with disabilities; clarify accommodation.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2627 · Education of exceptional children; repeal certain standards for hearings.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2628 · School district transportation plans; delete responsibility of State Board of Education to regulate.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
173 more
Senate Bill 2989 · Certain school boards convey school buildings not used for school purposes to nonprofit entity; authorize.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 3011 · High school students suspended from extracurricular/athletic activity for failure to maintain certain grades; repeal.
Sent February 9, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 1153 · School boards; revise composition of membership in certain school districts.
Sent February 2, 2010 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1196 · MAEP at-risk funds; allow school districts to spend for operational purposes if MAEP not fully funded.
Sent February 2, 2010 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1349 · MS School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act; create.
Sent February 2, 2010 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1210 · Alternative career track programs and diplomas; require all high schools to provide.
Sent February 1, 2010 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1514 · School boards; require members of certain to be elected at time of general elections.
Sent January 29, 2010 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
Senate Bill 2960 · Municipal separate school board; remove disqualification of municipal employee from serving on board.
Sent January 29, 2010 · Reported out after 4 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1257 · Asthma or anaphylaxis medication; revise provisions authorizing self-administration by students.
Sent January 26, 2010 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 857 · "Truth in Grading Act"; create to require school district to adopt a uniform grading policy.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 860 · "Truth in Grading Act"; create to require the State Board of Education to adopt a uniform grading policy for the state.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 871 · Alternative diploma/curriculum track for career-technical course of study; require State Department of Education to implement for students interested in.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 894 · Mississippi Eminent Scholars Program; eliminate GPA requirement for eligibility.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 950 · Asthma; require all school districts to take certain actions relating to children with.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 997 · School sports; require school districts to adopt policies regulating outdoor practices during high temperatures.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1017 · School start date; prohibit schools from opening before Labor Day.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1043 · New start school; require transformation of chronically failing school into.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1047 · Task Force to study strategies for solving the current teacher shortage in Mississippi; establish.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1050 · Dropouts; require designation to be removed upon obtaining GED regardless of where obtained.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1051 · Minimum length of school term; reduce from 180 days to 170 days.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1053 · Public education laws; impose moratorium on implementing new acts and create task force to study.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1056 · MS Virtual Public School Program; revise operation of and time period for which evaluation of must be performed.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1063 · "Mississippi Senior Cadets Program"; require Department of Education to establish.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1064 · Middle School Academic Plan; provide for PEER monitoring.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1065 · Online learning programs; improve oversight and quality assurance of in public schools.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1066 · Math and science instruction; enhance.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1071 · Education Achievement Council; establish to increase educational attainment of the state's working-age population by 2025.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Moved on without a report after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1078 · Healthier School Initiative; require the State Department of Education to implement to incentivize schools.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1079 · Office of Healthy Schools; require to provide comprehensive training on certain food service practices.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1082 · School term; reduce number of days in scholastic year to 170.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1083 · Social studies and history curriculum; prohibit revisions to courses due to partisan and philosophical purposes.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1086 · School Start Date Act of 2010; enact.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1094 · Education Enhancement Fund; revise the allocation of funds for classroom supplies to certain teachers.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1095 · Bullying prevention and intervention plan; require local school districts to develop and implement.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1097 · Schools at risk; revise certain provisions relating to.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1107 · Retirement; increase to 30 the years of service required for new teachers to retire regardless of age.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1120 · Education Employment Procedures Law; reduce probationary period for certified employees.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1126 · Professional development; eliminate during the first week of the school year.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1129 · School districts; exempt from advertising requirements if no millage rate increase.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1133 · Mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2010; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1144 · Education; revise various provisions and create new programs.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1153 · School boards; revise composition of membership in certain school districts.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1169 · Exceptional children; require SDE to pay educational costs while receiving inpatient care in certain private facilities.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1170 · School District Maintenance Fund; require district to file budget cuts plan if falls below 7% ending balance of.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1179 · School cafeteria workers; provide state funded health insurance on a phased-in basis.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1194 · College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1196 · MAEP at-risk funds; allow school districts to spend for operational purposes if MAEP not fully funded.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1200 · Charter schools; create new process for establishing.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1202 · School superintendents; authorize to furlough employees for no more than three days during 2010-2011 school year.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1208 · Sixteen Section Principal Funds; authorize school districts under financial hardship to borrow from.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1210 · Alternative career track programs and diplomas; require all high schools to provide.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1213 · MAEP; increase adjustment to base cost for at-risk students.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1218 · MAEP Funds; grant school districts discretionary spending authority for next two school years.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1223 · Classroom supply funds; require to be appropriated from General Fund, then reimbursed from EEF.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1224 · MAEP Act of 1997; bring forward sections establishing for purposes of possible amendments.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1229 · Mississippi Charter School Law; reenact.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1233 · School buses; authorize districts to adopt policy allowing advertising on.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1237 · Public Charter School Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1238 · School teachers; pay holders of master's degree in any field a salary equal to AA license holders.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1240 · Teachers' salaries; freeze additional annual incremental increase during 2010-2011 school year.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1241 · Education Liquidity Fund (ELF); require interim conservator for school districts borrowing from.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1245 · High school curriculum; provide for separate diplomas for academic curriculum and career major curriculum.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1247 · School districts; require administrative consolidation into one district per county.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1255 · Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1258 · Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1259 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1260 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; delete provision allowing parent to disenroll child from kindergarten.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1267 · Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1268 · Compulsory School Attendance; increase age of and revise various provisions.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1269 · Public high schools; revise graduation requirements and authorize pre-apprentice programs.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1275 · Public Charter School Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1279 · School administrators; prohibit districts from hiring as consultant if last employed by a failing district.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1280 · Mentoring programs; require SDE to establish for failing school districts.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1292 · Alternative career track programs and diplomas; require all high schools to provide.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1330 · Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1332 · Hope Program; establish and develop system to re-enroll high school dropouts in programs leading to a high school diploma.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1349 · MS School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1391 · Basic criminal law; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in school districts beginning in 2011-2012.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1432 · College Opportunity Zone; establish in school or districts that are failing or at-risk of failing.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1433 · Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; create.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1435 · School teachers; revise certain provisions relating to licensing, training and recruitment of.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1438 · School district employees; temporarily require all professional development courses to be taken in home district.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1439 · School districts; abolish certain small, underperforming districts and redistribute students equally to adjacent districts.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1445 · DFA Office of Shared Services; establish to operate as central business office for all Mississippi school districts.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1449 · Education Improvement Act; enact.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1466 · School districts; require consolidation into countywide districts if county's population less than 80,000.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1467 · School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1472 · School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1488 · Vaccinations; allow exemptions from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1514 · School boards; require members of certain to be elected at time of general elections.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1553 · Bullying or harassing behavior; prohibit in schools.
Sent January 18, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 770 · Ad valorem taxes; school district not required to advertise revenue increase when district proposes no millage increase.
Sent January 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 777 · Ad valorem taxes; revise advertising requirements when school district proposes no millage increase.
Sent January 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 788 · Public school students; authorize community service as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Sent January 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 803 · MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in the definition.
Sent January 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 804 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries.
Sent January 14, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 837 · Sex education; require local school board to adopt a policy to implement abstinence-only or abstinence-plus education into curriculum.
Sent January 14, 2010 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 653 · Students of military personnel residing on base; allow parent or legal guardian to choose school or school district of enrollment.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 670 · Middle School Grades Reform Act; create to implement a rigorous reading requirement for low-performing students.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 692 · Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; close on campus of MUW and relocate to the School of the Arts' campus in Brookhaven.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 728 · School nurses; increase number eligible for annual salary supplement for acquiring national board certification.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 736 · Mississippi Recovery School District Charter Program; create.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 748 · School curriculum; require voter education as a component of the United States government course.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 749 · Public school students; authorize community service as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Sent January 13, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 562 · School start date; require local school boards to fix the opening of the school term no earlier than the fourth Monday in August.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 570 · Public schools; prohibit bullying and harassment in, and require local school boards to adopt policies for.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 576 · Student assessments testing instruments and procedures; provide for accommodations for, rather than modification of, for certain students.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 585 · County superintendent of education; change from elected to appointed by school board in certain counties.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 586 · Evolution of humanity; require local school boards to include a lesson in their high school biology curriculum.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 594 · Budget; State Fiscal Officer shall not reduce funds of Department of Education when state revenues fall below estimate.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 604 · Mississippi Failing School Recovery Act; enact.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 613 · "Dream Makers Program"; create as an after-school program for students in Grades 7 and 8.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 614 · "Health Careers Academy"; create for students in Grades 9 through 12.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 619 · Local taxing entities; revise form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax efforts and budget proposals.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 620 · School boards; revise notice form and content of notice required for annual ad valorem tax effort.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 624 · Statutes relating to public education; delete repealers on certain.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 625 · Mississippi Recovery School District; appointment of Deputy Superintendent for shall be subject to approval by State Bd. of Edu.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 626 · Exceptional children; repeal law requiring a due process hearing relating to certain services provided for.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 627 · Special education teachers; increase salary under MAEP for teachers of eceptional children of three and four years of age.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 628 · Exceptional children; increase the maximum age of individuals required to receive special education services and equipment.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 629 · GED programs; revise entrance requirements for certain students and require end-of-course subject area testing.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 630 · School district transportation plans; delete responsibility of State Board of Education to regulate.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 631 · Uniform basic skills testing standards; preserve integrity and validity of assessment.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 632 · Office of Compulsory School Attendance; extend date by which its annual report is submitted.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 639 · State Superintendent of Public Education; revise manner of setting salary of.
Sent January 12, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 454 · Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurses to teach.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 458 · Charter schools; create pilot program in the Laurel Municipal Separate School District.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 464 · Charter schools; establish process for establishing open enrollment and conversion.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 484 · Teachers; extend years for annual incremental increases to 40.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 485 · Civil Rights Education Commission; repeal provisions creating.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 490 · Schools; establish opening and closing dates of the scholastic year.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 491 · State Superintendent of Education; elect at general state election.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 492 · Elected school boards; elect all members at time of presidential election.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 493 · Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 499 · Tax levy to support school districts; authorize levying authority to veto school board request for increase up to seven percent.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 513 · Charter schools; establish process for establishing in underperforming schools and districts.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 518 · County school boards members; require to declare party affiliation and be elected by a majority vote.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 526 · Internet in schools; require State Board of Education to adopt safety and usage policy.
Sent January 11, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 394 · Sixteenth section or lieu lands; revise expenditure of certain monies derived from.
Sent January 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 401 · School ad valorem taxes; transfer school board's authority to increase to levying authority.
Sent January 7, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 375 · Early Graduation Achievement Act of 2010; create to provide scholarship incentive for early high school graduates.
Sent January 6, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 3 · Assistant teachers; include under the Education Employment Procedures Law.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 22 · School district superintendents; appoint in all districts.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 29 · School district employees; authorize voluntary dues deductions for membership in professional organizations.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 30 · Charter schools; create new process for establishing.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 31 · Assistant teachers; include under the Education Employment Procedures Law.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 32 · School nurses; require school districts to grant same leave allowances as allowed teachers.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 35 · Educator sexual misconduct; revise reporting requirements and criminal penalty for such with a student.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 36 · Mississippi Charter Public School Act; create.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 80 · Task force to study and report on the funding and implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs; create.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 119 · Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 125 · Elementary school counselors; allocate funds under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 127 · Pre-kindergarten program; require Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 130 · School curriculum; require students to receive additional instruction in healthy living.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 131 · School nutrition; require school districts to serve low-fat meals and snacks to students diagnosed as overweight.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 134 · Random drug tests; require of all public school students in Grades 6 through 12.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 135 · Mississippi Save Our Children Act; create to require the implementation of certain programs in certain school districts.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 136 · Teacher scholarship; authorize for college graduates for costs of courses required for teacher licensure.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 140 · Sex Education Pilot Program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 142 · School districts; require policies if accredited at the 3 lowest levels as defined by the State Bd. of Edu. and alternate curriculum.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 147 · Comprehensive sex education; require teaching of in Grades K-12.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 148 · Mississippi Comprehensive Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2010; create.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 149 · Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program; establish within the State Department of Education.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 150 · Social workers; provide in schools having high incidences of crime and via video conferencing means.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 209 · School districts and State Department of Education; extend automatic repealers on certain programs.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 216 · School district graduation rates; require local districts to receive education credit for resident students obtaining GED.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 279 · Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act/Schoolchildren's Religious Liberties Act; create.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 281 · School start date; restrict local school boards from starting before Labor Day.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 291 · School districts; require administrative consolidation into one district per county.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 305 · Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 316 · Athletic and extracurricular organizations; prohibit traveling more than 25 miles in radius outside local school district.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 325 · Extracurricular and athletic activities; require students to maintain a 2.0 weekly grade point average for participation in.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 326 · State Superintendent of Education; State Board of Education shall set salary of.
Sent January 5, 2010 · Stopped in committee after 28 days