Education

House Bill 471 · MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 474 · Universal reading screener; require development and use of for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1-3.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 482 · School district budget; require State Board of Ed to adopt rules and regulations for examining fiscal stability of ending balances.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 484 · Reading screening assessment; require MS Reading Panel to make one screener available for required use in Grades K-3.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 489 · Teacher/Classroom supply procurement cards; increase allocation percentage for teachers in first three years of educational service.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 582 · Assistant teachers; increase base salary by $1,000.00.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 659 · Teacher's Assistant Education Certification Scholars Program; create to provide assistance to individuals pursuing teacher licensure.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 947 · Vocational education; provide additional funding to school districts demonstrating needed enhancements for.

Sent February 3, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 586 · Child abuse; clarify mandatory reporting by school officials.

Sent February 2, 2015 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 1409 · School district maintenance fund; extend repealer on requirement that districts with low ending balance file budget cuts plan.

Sent January 27, 2015 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 395 · Public school curriculum; require all school boards to establish for schools within local school district.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 423 · Remedial education; provide to high school students before graduation as a dual-enrollment option under certain conditions.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 429 · Youth and Community Safety Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 444 · Educators' personal leave; create exception to prohibition against using personal leave adjacent to a holiday for long-term employees.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 449 · School personnel; prohibit from engaging in political activity while in performance of official duties.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 450 · Council on Education Technology; reestablish and define responsibilities.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 451 · Statewide testing procedure; impose criminal and civil penalty for false certification of secure admin. of to the SDE.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 452 · Compressed Natural Gas School Bus Purchase Grants Program; require State Dept. of Ed. to establish.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 453 · MAEP; increase amount pledged for security for State Aid Capitol Improvement Bonds to $195.00 per pupil.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 454 · MHSAA and local school boards; authorize to stipulate that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege, not a right.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 455 · Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; revise administration of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 456 · School district superintendents; require all to be appointed beginning in 2016.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 457 · Sixteenth section lands; assign managerial duties to Secretary of State during district's conservatorship.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 458 · School boards; elect all at presidential election for four-year terms.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 459 · Statewide testing protocol; prescribe criminal penalties for violations of and falsifying certification information relating to.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 460 · School accountability system; remove requirement for a combined state federal system.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 461 · Student transfer; prohibit board of failing school districts from denying requests to better performing schools or districts.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 462 · MAEP funds; require school districts to identify categories of funds by maintaining separate accounts for each.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 463 · CPR; clarify the cohort of students required to receive instruction in as a component of physical education.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 464 · Education Commission of the States; authorize the entrance of the State of Mississippi into the Compact for Education.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 465 · Charter schools; revise manner of determining amount of local funding to be paid by school district to.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 466 · Textbooks; authorize flexibility in use of alternative electronic forms of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 467 · County school board members; require to declare party affiliation.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 468 · Failing school districts; authorize SBE to place in administrative receivership for purpose of allowing successful districts to manage and operate.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 469 · New Start School Program; revise provisions relating to the administration of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 470 · Statewide testing protocol; prescribe penalties and sanction for violations of testing procedures and falsifying certification.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 471 · MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 472 · Administrator's license; revoke those whose districts or schools are considered failing for 3 consecutive years.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 473 · School district annual reports; revise the time and manner by which such are published and made available to public.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 474 · Universal reading screener; require development and use of for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1-3.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 475 · School districts financial advisors; require those appointed by State Supt. of Public Education to be deemed as independent contractors.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 476 · Administrative expenditures; require each school district to annually reduce amount budgeted for.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 477 · Assistant teachers; increase base salary by $500.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 478 · School resource officers; revise educational training requirement as a condition of employment.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 479 · MAEP; revise definition of "at-risk pupils" for purpose of determining the 5% adjustment to base student cost.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 480 · MAEP; revise computation of local contribution by increasing millage to 29 mills or 30% of the total education cost for the district.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 481 · MAEP; reduce amount of increase to recalculate base student cost from 40% to 20%.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 482 · School district budget; require State Board of Ed to adopt rules and regulations for examining fiscal stability of ending balances.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 483 · Education Enhancement Fund; include teachers employed at public special purpose school in definition of teacher for classroom supply funds.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 484 · Reading screening assessment; require MS Reading Panel to make one screener available for required use in Grades K-3.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 485 · School district takeover; provide for selection of new school board members upon return to local control on a phased-in basis.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 486 · School accreditation; impose administrative sanctions upon districts having had their accreditation withdrawn by the SBE.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 487 · School districts accreditation; impose sanctions upon those having accreditation status withdrawn.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 488 · MS Dyslexia Forgivable Loan Program; revise post education employment requirements for recipients of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 489 · Teacher/Classroom supply procurement cards; increase allocation percentage for teachers in first three years of educational service.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 496 · Interscholastic uniforms and equipment; require school districts to purchase with certain funds.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 510 · Mississippi Commission on College and Career Readiness; establish to recommend new standards to replace Common Core.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 567 · Scholastic year; increase number of days for school with accreditation rating designation of "D" or "F".

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 568 · Comprehensive eye examination; require for certain students upon enrollment in public or private school approved by the SBE.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 569 · Dating violence; require school districts to adopt policy and educate students on.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 570 · Public school students; authorize use of community service as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 571 · Compulsory-school-age child; increase to age 18 years.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 572 · School district consolidation; establish Commission on Holmes-Durant Consolidated School District structure.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 573 · Student bullying and harassing behavior; revise provision regarding.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 574 · School district administrators; impose moratorium on salary increase for those in schools or districts rated as "D" or "F".

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 575 · School districts; require SDE to fully fund those whose local contribution has reached millage rate cap under MAEP.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 576 · Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; establish for students residing in DeSoto County.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 577 · School district accreditation; require compliance with constitutional provisions and state laws as a minimum requirement for.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 579 · High school diploma; require school districts to award upon completion of graduation requirements regardless of student's age.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 581 · Accreditation rating and accountability and state assessment requirements; require the SDE to waive for two years.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 582 · Assistant teachers; increase base salary by $1,000.00.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 584 · "Literacy-Based Promotion Act"; revise to require raw grading scale for overall assessment of students to determine level of instruction.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 585 · Adequate Education Program; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 586 · Child abuse; clarify mandatory reporting by school officials.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 587 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; require certain students to provide community service for unlawful absences.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 588 · Crimes against children; clarify duty of school employees to make certain reports.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 592 · Harrison County Youth Court; authorize pilot program with public schools of county regarding release of certain records without order.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 628 · Sex-related education; revise to clarify the instructional approach to the topic of abortion in the adopted curriculum.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 629 · School district efficiency; conduct feasibility study on the administration of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 630 · Former Hinds AHS; reorganize and establish as special purpose career and technical high school.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 631 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; rename as the "Kindergarten Increases Diplomas (KIDs) Act" and lower compulsory age to five years.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 632 · Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain age five before September 1.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 633 · Community service; require completion of a minimum of 25 hours as a condition of high school graduation.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 635 · Electronic learning device; provide each public school student with.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 636 · School boards; authorize to employ certain military members to serve as peace officers in any school district.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 638 · Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 639 · Exceptional children; remove certain restrictive requirements regarding such children.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 640 · Small School District Equipment, Maintenance and Infrastructure Grant; create to assist certain school districts.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 641 · School buses; clarify that vehicle need not stop when overtaking on divided highway.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 642 · MAEP; annually increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students until 50%.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 643 · School attendance and absenteeism; revise to allow enrollment and presence at roll call to determine ADA calculations.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 644 · Irlen Syndrome; require screening for and districts to provide reasonable accommodation for students diagnosed with.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 646 · Task Force on the Future of Gifted Education in Mississippi; create to study.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 648 · Teachers and assistant teachers; increase salaries of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 649 · MS Office of Education Special Needs Counsel; create to provide legal representation to families in securing special education services.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 651 · Exceptional children; require school districts to develop for the discipline of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 653 · Public schools; require brief moment of quiet reflection at start of school day.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 654 · School board; elect all at presidential election for four-year terms.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 655 · School curriculum; require voter education as a component of the U.S. government course.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 656 · Statewide Autism Director within State Department of Education; require State Superintendent of Public Education to appoint.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 658 · Athletics and extracurricular activities; require districts to report academic performance of students participating in.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 659 · Teacher's Assistant Education Certification Scholars Program; create to provide assistance to individuals pursuing teacher licensure.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 662 · Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell computers to students of issue upon student's high school graduation.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 663 · Sixteenth Section Development Authority; revise which counties may create and how bonds are issued for.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 664 · Home schooled students; allow part-time enrollment for extracurricular activity purposes.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 665 · End-of-course subject area tests; prohibit mandatory passing scores as requirement for graduation.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 667 · Schools under conservatorship; prohibit mandatory consolidation if progressing toward termination of the conservatorship.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 668 · Graduation requirements; revise number of Carnegie units required throughout state.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 670 · Students athletes; require automated external defibrillators on high school grounds; cardiac screening and AED training.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 671 · Sixteenth section land; clarify and revise provisions relating to leases, re-leases and fair market value of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 723 · Textbooks; authorize flexibility in use of alternative electronic forms of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 732 · Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 733 · Literacy-based promotion; provide a one-year hold harmless provision for 3rd graders who fail 2014-2015 assessment.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 734 · School districts; provide strategy to promote holistic educational efficiency and opportunities for all students.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 735 · Wireless learning environments; require school districts to develop and implement within two years.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 743 · School choice; establish statewide open enrollment for public school students.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 744 · Subject area testing & graduation requirements; award diploma to certain students who failed by two points or less.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 745 · Literacy-Based Promotion Act; clarify good cause exemptions applicable to disabled students.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 747 · Financial Literacy Program; expand grades in which school districts may implement.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 748 · School district takeovers; revise administrative procedures provisions to provide districts reasonable response time.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 749 · School boards in municipalities with a mayor-council form of government; revise qualifications of and prescribe term limits for members of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 750 · Student bullying and harassing behavior; revision provision regarding.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 774 · Parental Involvement and Accountability Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 775 · First grade; allow any child who turns six during calendar year to start at beginning of school year.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 776 · School attendance officers; require to visit home of certain children within 72 hours of unexcused absence.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 778 · Alternative school; require school boards to adopt policy regarding referral of children transitioning from out-of-home placement to.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 779 · Home rule improvement; enact for local school districts.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 807 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi history course for public school students in Grade 9.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 808 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 812 · Boards of Education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 813 · "The Digital Access Learning and Virtual Instruction Program Act of 2015"; enact.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 814 · Special Education Improvement Act of 2015; create to improved services and to provide funding for same to certain families.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 815 · MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 816 · Low-Income Student Scholarship Tax Credit Act; create.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 817 · Districts under conservatorship; prescribe guidelines for administration and governance of certain.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 818 · Eleventh graders; require to take adult basic education High School Equivalency Diploma test for senior privileges.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 819 · School attendance; delete 63% rule and require local school board to adopt policy establishing minimum attendance to avoid full-day absence.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 820 · Teachers classroom supply funds; restrict diverting funds specified for from appropriation for other purposes.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 852 · Adequate education program funds; require no less than 80% to be allocated to direct classroom instruction.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 855 · School district administrative consolidation; require in certain counties.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 856 · Dyslexia education; require instruction at collegiate level for licensure and prescribe required standards.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 857 · Dyslexia; revise laws providing for required screening and the instruction of students diagnosed with.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 858 · Dyslexia screenings; require school districts to provide additional for students eligible for scholarship assistance.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 859 · Charter schools; revise provisions relating to payments from local school districts and end-of-year balances.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 860 · Charter Schools; revise teachers' time to achieve state licensure and conform language regarding director to 2014 amendments.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 861 · Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 920 · General election; change day to Saturday for state, county, municipal and certain school board officers.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 938 · Municipal separate school districts; elect all trustees for 4-year terms at general municipal election in certain districts.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 947 · Vocational education; provide additional funding to school districts demonstrating needed enhancements for.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 949 · Licensed school employees; create exceptions to prohibition against using personal leave on certain days.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 956 · Common Core National Education Standards; require SBE to develop and implement new curriculum and assessment standards.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1050 · School buses; repeal law requiring to be driven less than certain speeds.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 1060 · State Board of Education; revise authority to administer oaths and take depositions in investigative matters.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1061 · MS Achievement School District; establish to oversee the adm. of certain failing schools with a "F" rating for two consecutive years.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1117 · Common Core State Standards; provide for the repeal of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1175 · ACT and ACT Aspire; use as exit exam for high school students as graduation requirement and determining levels of proficiency in Grades 3-9.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1176 · Statewide assessments; authorize parents of children in public schools to opt out of.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

House Bill 1385 · Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; delete repealer on.

Sent January 19, 2015 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 392 · Public school textbooks; authorize use of comparable alternatives to paper books.

Sent January 16, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 393 · MS Statewide Teacher Appraisal Rubric (M-STAR); discontinue and require local districts to adopt teacher evaluation system.

Sent January 16, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 18 days

House Bill 394 · The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; create to establish ESAs for certain students.

Sent January 16, 2015 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 156 · School accountability system; remove requirement for a combined state-federal system and revise name of state standards.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 197 · Mississippi Foundation for Early Childhood Development; create.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 202 · English language learners; increase funding to districts with 20% or more enrolled student population comprised of.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 203 · English language learners; require SDE to grant waivers of accountability for certain school districts with increased enrollment of.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 214 · School attendance officers; increase number of days by which reports of excessive unlawful absences must be reported to.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 217 · Sixteenth section land funds; revise manner by which funds received from the sale of nonrenewable resources are invested.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 224 · Teachers; exempt those with 25 or more years experience from continuing education unit requirement at renewal of license.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 227 · MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; revise eligibility through Grade 12.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 245 · School Violence Prevention Act of 2015; enact to address the crime of cyberbullying.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 253 · Safe2Tell Program; establish to allow anonymous reports of threatening behavior or endangering activities by students.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 309 · College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 311 · "Health Careers Academy"; create for students in Grades 9 through 12.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 313 · Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; create.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 314 · Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 320 · Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under Mississippi Adequate Education Program for.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 323 · School buses; require installation of seat belts and cameras on certain.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 324 · Teacher education program; require instruction in the teaching of phonics.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 326 · "Mississippi Save Our Children Act"; create.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 361 · Prekindergarten; require State Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via the Internet.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 362 · Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and weekly assignments into their curriculum.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 366 · Writing curriculum; require SBE to establish curriculum for the teaching of cursive writing.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 370 · Mathematics and science instruction; enhance through new programs in middle schools.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 371 · "Dream Makers Program"; create as an after-school program for students in Grades 7 and 8.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 372 · Appropriation; Recreational Facilities Activity Program Fund administered by the State Department of Education.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 44 days

House Bill 375 · Hope Program; establish and develop system to re-enroll high school dropouts in programs leading to a high school diploma.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 376 · School districts; require certain policies if accredited at three lowest levels and alternative curriculum.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 380 · Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurse to teach.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 384 · Writing curriculum; require SBE to establish curriculum for the teaching of manuscript handwriting.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 22 days

House Bill 385 · Statewide testing program; require contract with single entity for comprehensive assessment system linked to college and career readiness.

Sent January 12, 2015 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 1 · School superintendents; require to certify all statistical information submitted to the State Dept. of Education.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 12 · Student grades; enhance penalty imposed on school districts for influencing falsification of.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 16 · School buses; mandate use of cameras on exterior and interior of for safety purposes.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 20 · Budget; State Fiscal Officer shall not reduce funds of Department of Education when state revenues fall below estimate.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 34 · School districts; exempt those meeting the highest levels of accreditation standards from certain duties.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 35 · School administrators; prohibit districts from hiring as consultant if last employed by a failing district.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

House Bill 46 · Student transfer; prohibit boards in districts rated as "D" or "F" from denying to better performing district.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 48 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; lower mandatory age to 5 years.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 60 · School revenue; provide local levying authority with veto power of school board's request for increase in tax measure.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 61 · School cafeterias; require local school board to adopt policy allowing donation of surplus food to charity.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 62 · School security and campus safety; create task force to study growing incidences of school violence and enhanced safety measures.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 67 · Antibullying awareness; require school districts to provide personnel with professional development training to detect signs of.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 68 · School bus violations; require portion of fines to be used to purchase and install automated school bus safety cameras.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 69 · Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program; create under the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 71 · School district transfer; reduce distance from 30 to 20 miles to permit enrollment in closer school in adjacent district.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 73 · Ad valorem taxes; allow local contribution to follow students who transfer to another school district.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 76 · Early Graduation Achievement Act of 2015; create to provide scholarship incentive for early high school graduates.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 78 · Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 84 · Ad valorem taxes; delete school board's authority to increase more than 2% without referendum approval.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 85 · Ad Valorem taxes; delete school board's authority to increase without referendum approval.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 86 · Student transfers between school districts; require approved transfer to remain in effect unless student's address changes.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 89 · Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adoption of budget.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 92 · School buses; require use of seat belts on.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 96 · Professional school counselors; establish pilot program in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 98 · Family dynamics; include in public school curriculum as a required component.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 120 · Mississippi Adequate Education Program; fully fund for FY16 and each year thereafter.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 122 · School board members; increase annual salary of and remove prohibition on membership in PERS.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 130 · School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 138 · Home schooled students; authorize participation in public school extracurricular activities.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Stopped in committee after 28 days

House Bill 148 · School board members; revise annual salary of.

Sent January 6, 2015 · Reported out after 24 days · did not pass the House of Representatives