Committees · 2019 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 2019 Regular Session.
Bills sent227
11% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out15%
35 of 227; 192 stopped in committee
Time in committee13 days
most between 10 and 14 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 2019 Regular Session, newest first.
227 bills
Senate Bill 2447 · Career and technical grants to schools for qualified students; provide for.
Sent March 5, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2449 · Education of students in juvenile detention facilities; define responsibility of home school district.
Sent March 5, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2625 · Mississippi School of the Arts; provide for administration and clarify employee hiring procedures.
Sent March 5, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2770 · Teachers' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
Sent March 5, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2928 · Energy High School Academy; authorize Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne school districts to enter into partnership.
Sent March 5, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2675 · Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program; extend repealer.
Sent February 20, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 13 days
Senate Bill 2050 · School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2447 · Career and technical grants to schools for qualified students; provide for.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2449 · Education of students in juvenile detention facilities; define responsibility of home school district.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2505 · Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 14 days
Senate Bill 2625 · Mississippi School of the Arts; provide for administration and clarify employee hiring procedures.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2685 · Comprehensive eye examination for students prior to enrollment; recommend.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 14 days
Senate Bill 2770 · Teachers' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2928 · Energy High School Academy; authorize Vicksburg-Warren and Claiborne school districts to enter into partnership.
Sent February 19, 2019 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 150 · Mississippi Dyslexia Forgivable Loan Program; clarify type of service committee to qualify for.
Sent February 5, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1247 · Community college districts boards of trustees; remove requirement for automatic appointment of county superintendent of education to serve on.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1322 · Eye examinations; require SBE to recommend for first grade students whose initial screening indicates need for comprehensive.
Sent January 31, 2019 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 783 · State Department of Education; transfer administration, operations, powers and duties to the Office of the Governor.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 786 · School districts; provide incentive to rehire retired teachers who may continue to draw retirement benefits.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 811 · Teachers' salaries; increase to southeastern average over five-year period.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
207 more
House Bill 812 · Teachers; provide incentives for working in certain areas with critical shortages of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 815 · Student enrollment and transfer; create felony for falsification of documents to establish residency for purposes of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 829 · School day; authorize credit toward required number of days for school districts exceeding required 5 1/2 hours/day.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 833 · School boards; require itemized report of central office expenditures to be included in notice of advertisement for increase in ad valorem tax.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 840 · Video surveillance cameras; require in certain areas of school facilities for protection of exceptional children.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 858 · Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; prescribe standards for participation.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 865 · "Mississippi Universal PreKindergarten Program Act of 2019"; create.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 879 · School district accountability; require SBE to develop differential component with alternative measures of success.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 909 · School term; revise to prohibit beginning before last Monday in August.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 920 · Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; expand eligibility to include students who have had a Section 504 Plan.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 936 · Financial Transparency in Education Act; create.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 944 · Statewide Assessment Program; require SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 945 · Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public schools for disciplinary matters.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 951 · End-of-Course assesments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition for graduation.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 957 · Teachers' salary; provide for $4,000.00 increase over four years at $1,000.00/year beginning with the 2019-2020 term.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 965 · First grade enrollment; allow child who turns six on or before December 31 to start at beginning of that school year.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 967 · Common Core and MS College and Career Readiness Standards; prohibit implementation of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 979 · Graduation requirements; require students graduating in 2021 and years thereafter to take a minimum of one online course as condition of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 982 · National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 993 · End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require administration of ACT to determine proficiency.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 994 · End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition of graduation.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 995 · United States History end-of-course subject area test; remove requirement for the administration of for purpose of graduation and accountability.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 996 · Statewide Assessment Program; require SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1041 · Assistant Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; revise to increase financial assistance to those pursuing teacher licensure.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1046 · Teacher and administrator license; revoke for those physically abusing or having inappropriate sexual involvement with students.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1050 · Mississippi Occupational diploma; reinstate for purposes of awarding to students with disabilities upon high school graduation.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1053 · End-of-course tests; eliminate passing score as graduation requirement and from calculation of accountability ratings for 4 years.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1072 · Educational Scholarship Accounts (ESA); revise provisions under the "Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act."
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1074 · School district superintendents; clarify duty to submit reports of unlawful activity to SDE as well as law enforcement.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1078 · Child abuse hotline; require schools to post in clearly visible location.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1079 · State Department of Education; revise complaint response for parents of students with disabilities.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1087 · Home schooled students; authorize participation in therapy services available through local school district.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1110 · Statewide testing program; revise.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1113 · Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program; revise various provisions.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1116 · School enrollment; allow for children with documentation of a parent's pending military relocation to the state.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1121 · Employment procedures hearing; require State Board of Education to provide to certain licensed employees is school under district transformation status.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1135 · Social studies curriculum; require citizenship exam as part of U.S. History or American Government courses.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1138 · Tenure for teachers; establish system for awarding.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1141 · Assistant teachers; increase salary for.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1151 · "Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable loan Program"; delete automatic repealer on and other applicable provisions.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1154 · K-12 attendance centers; revise assignment of points for purposes of accountability grading.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1158 · School board members; increase annual salary and delete prohibition on PERS membership.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1164 · Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Program; revise definition of the term "school".
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1172 · School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1176 · Teachers; provide protection from suspension or termination for refusing to refer to students preferred gender identity if different from biological assignment at birth.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1180 · "The Digital Access Learning and Virtual Instruction Program Act of 2019"; create.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1181 · Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program; require that it be administered in conjunction with any conforming loan.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1182 · Corporal punishment; prohibit use of in public schools to discipline a student with a disability.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1184 · Teacher licensure; establish alternative routes to 5-year license due to critical teacher shortage.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1185 · School board members; increase compensation of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1193 · Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for further evaluations of students failing screener.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1200 · Provision of educational services to detained students while school is in session; clarify.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1212 · High school curriculum; require State Board of Education to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1213 · African-American Studies and racial diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1219 · Assistant teachers; increase minimum salary to $16,500.00.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1233 · School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2019, to be equipped with seat belts and on-board cameras.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1245 · School districts; exempt those with "A" and "B" accountability ratings from certain duties.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1246 · Mississippi Teacher Leadership Program; establish to provide stipend to teacher assuming leadership positions while remaining in the classroom.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1248 · Education consultants; require to provide annual report of cost benefit analysis for professional development contracts for schools and districts with "D" and "F" accountability ratings.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1251 · State Board of Education; revise meeting schedule to provide discretion to meet once a month.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1252 · School accountability rating system; exempt certain child development centers from the requirement of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1271 · Charter schools; require MAEP funds to be transferred to student's home school district when student disenrolls.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1275 · Corporal punishment; prohibit the use of in public schools to discipline a student with a disability.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1277 · Data reporting; require SDE to develop central reporting system to be used by school districts to report certain information to the U.S. Dept. of Ed. Office for Civil Rights.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1278 · MAEP; exempt from mid-year budget reductions.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1282 · Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1283 · The "Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019"; enact.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1294 · Automated school bus safety camera; require for all buses purchased after 2024.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1304 · School board members; establish annual salary based on student enrollment.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1321 · MS Speech-language Therapy Scholarship Program; revise various provisions.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1322 · Eye examinations; require SBE to recommend for first grade students whose initial screening indicates need for comprehensive.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1331 · Mississippi Statewide Assessment System; remove criminal penalties and establish maximum time educator's license may be suspended for violations.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1334 · Home rule improvement; enact for local school districts.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1339 · Standardized testing; limit to Grades 3 through 8 as required under ESSA and ACT for high school students.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1340 · Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1347 · Sex education; require SDE and Department of Health to develop list of approved curricula to be used in schools and revise every five years.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1349 · "Mississippi Great Teachers Act of 2019"; enact to incentive individuals to enter teaching profession and address critical teacher shortage.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1351 · School recognition program; clarify eligible personnel to receive salary supplement from financial award by schools.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1359 · Nonlicensed teachers; authorize school districts to employ certain number to fill core subject area positions.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1372 · Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act; authorize unexpended funds to be retained.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1373 · "Mississippi Student Safety Act"; prevent certain student restraint and seclusion procedures in schools.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1390 · Public school curriculum; require instruction in mental illness as part of Health Education.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1391 · County boards of education; revise process of selecting members in certain county.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1395 · Teachers, retired; authorize certain to be employed full time and continue receiving retirement allowance.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1396 · Youth returning to school from certain out-of-home placement; prohibit automatic placement in alternative school.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1398 · Teacher education program; revise ACT score from 21 to 18 to be eligible to enter.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1399 · Teachers, assistant teachers and noninstrutional school employees; increase salaries of.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1400 · School transportation; authorize motor vehicles other than buses for small groups of students traveling to school activities.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1401 · Sex education curriculum; revise program to require comprehensive, medically accurate, age and developmentally appropriate material.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1403 · High school curriculum; require elective, secular courses on the Bible and religion.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1404 · Community schools; authorize school districts that provide services through the use of to receive additional 10% allocation under MAEP.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1405 · Community Schools Planning and Implementation Grant Fund Program; establish for purposes of providing assistance to public schools to provide additional educational and social services.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1406 · Irlen Syndrome; require screening for and for districts to provide reasonable accommodations for students diagnosed with.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1479 · Family dynamics; include in public school curriculum as a required component.
Sent January 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 687 · Financial literacy and public finance; require SBE to develop curriculum for use in public high schools.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 688 · Districts of Innovations; require SDE to recognize use of Cambridge Assessment or other nationally recognized assessment for purposes of school accountability designations.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 689 · MS School for the Deaf; authorize creation of nonprofit entity for fundraising activities.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 691 · Mississippi School for the Blind; authorize creation of nonprofit entity for fundraising activities.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 710 · Teacher licensure; authorize SDE to issue Nontraditional Teaching Route - Standard License to certain individuals with advanced degrees.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 723 · Nuclear High School Academy; authorize certain school district to enter into partnership for the establishment of.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 734 · Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 755 · Suspensions and expulsions; require clear and convincing evidence as standard of proof for those more than 10 days.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 771 · Educator licensure; revise eligibility qualifications for issuance of.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 775 · National Board Certified Teachers; authorize additional supplement to those teaching in Holmes and Tallahatchie Counties.
Sent January 17, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 582 · The Mississippi Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing and Retention Grant Program; establish to address teacher shortage.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 585 · MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 95% threshold attendance trigger.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 590 · School superintendents; revise authority to assign certain students who the youth court orders to be enrolled.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 591 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; rename as the "Kindergarten Increases Diplomas (KIDs) Act" and lower compulsory age to five years.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 622 · School athletic events; require local school boards to adopt policy granting free admission to veterans of United States Armed Forces.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 623 · School districts; exempt those with "A" and "B" accountability ratings from certain duties.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 634 · Tax Credit Scholarship Act; create.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 42 days
House Bill 638 · School administrators; authorize school board to terminate or suspend for failure to report abuse of vulnerable or exceptional children by a school employee.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 651 · Teachers' salaries; provide for $2,000.00 increase over four years at $500.00/year beginning with the 2019-2020 term.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 652 · Assistant teachers; increase annual minimum salary to $15,000.00.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 654 · County school board trustees; require runoff election if no candidate receives majority of votes cast.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 659 · School boards; elect members at general statewide and presidential elections for 4-year term.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 668 · Natchez-Adams Special Municipal Separate School Districts; elect members of school board.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 672 · Compulsory school attendance; revise to remove certain excused absences.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 674 · Teachers' salaries; provide for $2,000.00 increase to minimum salary scale over two years.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 675 · MAEP; eliminate the 27% local funding cap in support of.
Sent January 16, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 488 · Boards of education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 496 · Dyslexia Coordinator; require the State Dept. of Education to employ in each school district.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 499 · Schools in district transformation; prohibit mandatory consolidation if progressing toward termination of transformation status.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 512 · Public school students; authorize use of community service as a disciplinary alternative to suspension or expulsion.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 515 · English language learners; require waivers of accountability for school districts with 25% of enrollment being.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 522 · Public school curriculum; require State Board of Education to review and revise.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 530 · English language learners; increase funding to districts with 20% or more enrolled student population comprised of.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 553 · Exceptional children; require school districts to develop policy for the discipline of.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 564 · School boards; require itemized report of central office expenditures to be included in notice of advertisement for increase in ad valorem tax.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 572 · Educator use of personal leave; authorize use of by employees on certain days in the event of death or funeral of an immediate family member.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 574 · School recognition program; clarify eligible personnel to receive salary supplement from financial award by schools.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 576 · State and School Health Insurance Management Board; authorize State Superintendent of Public Education to designate individual to serve on.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
House Bill 578 · Teacher and administrator licenses; clarify grounds for disciplinary action and reinstatement.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 579 · Mental health intervention; provide annual salary supplement to licensed school counselors and licensed school nurses who receive certification to provide in public schools.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 187 · Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under Mississippi Adequate Education Program for.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 190 · School districts; require certain policies and alternative curriculum if accountability rating at three lowest levels.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 191 · Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurse to teach.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 196 · Mathematics and science instruction; enhance through new programs in middle schools.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 200 · Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and weekly assignments into their curriculum.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 201 · Prekindergarten; require the State Department of Education to establish the "ABC Program" to provide.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 235 · Appointed school board members; authorize removal for just cause in municipal school districts.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 237 · Dating violence; require school districts to adopt policy and educate students on.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 238 · School administrators; require to report acts of violence resulting in injury to local law enforcement authorities.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 253 · Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 267 · Teachers' salary; provide for $4,000.00 increase over four years at $1,000.00/year beginning with the 2019-2020 term.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 268 · Teachers' salary; implement five-year phase in to increase to Southeastern average.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 293 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 306 · MAEP; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 307 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 308 · Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 309 · MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 314 · "Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2019"; enact.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 321 · Student records; require school districts to store permanent and cumulative records in digital format.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 330 · Average daily attendance; revise percentage of instructional day from 37% to 50% for students to be counted in.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 331 · Graduation rates; revise method of reporting for accountability purposes by providing five-year completion option.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 332 · School safety; require schools to conduct emergency law enforcement drills to address active shooter incidents and other violent acts.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 342 · Youth and Community Safety Act; create.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 343 · Compulsory-school-age child; revise definition of by increasing required age to 18 years.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 353 · Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 357 · Mississippi Initiative for Rural Turnaround Leadership Pilot Program; create in State Department of Education.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 359 · Small School District Equipment, Maintenance and Infrastructure Grant; create to assist certain school districts.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 360 · Student transfer; allow students to attend school in adjacent district under certain circumstances.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 398 · Patriotic societies; authorize principal to allow to speak to the student body on importance of civic duty.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 400 · Assistant Teacher Elevated Salary Waiver Program; enact to compensate eligible assistant teachers at level of licensed teachers.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 401 · "Small Town Teacher Tax Credit Act"; create to authorize an income tax credit to certain licensed teachers.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 44 days
House Bill 421 · Charter schools; require school districts to pay local funds due on quarterly, rather than annual, basis.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 427 · Public schools; require moment of quiet reflection each day and classroom display and daily recitation of Ten Commandments.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 440 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; lower mandatory age to five years.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 442 · State Board of Education; require to develop curriculum and implement programs of conflict resolution.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 443 · School attendance; require for children who cannot score a 21 or higher on the ACT until the child reaches 18 years of age.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 445 · Student transfers; require approved transfers to remain in effect unless student's address changes.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 457 · Legislature; allow retired licensed educators to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 466 · Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accountability rating of "D" or "F."
Sent January 14, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 3 · Critical Teacher Shortage Area License; create alternative license to be issued for educators who teach in designated areas of.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 6 · School board members; authorize excused absences from board meeting in event of family emergency.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 10 · School attendance officers; require to visit home of certain children within 72 hours of unexcused absence.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 11 · Compulsory school attendance; require youth court petition after third unlawful absence and authorize community service for violations.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 12 · Eleventh Grade students; require to take GED or High School Equivalency Test for senior early release privilege eligibility.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 16 · Home economics; require to be taught in "D" and "F" rated school districts.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 37 · Public School Donation Tax Deduction and Dedicated Use Act; create.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 47 days
House Bill 68 · Vocational and technical education programs; require SBE to establish in each school district.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 69 · Home economics; require SBE to develop curriculum for use by students in Grades 7-12.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 86 · Public school curriculum; authorize school boards to adopt for schools within local school district.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 87 · Financial Transparency in Education Act; create.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 89 · Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program; create under the Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Program.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 90 · Public schools; require toll-free number for reporting abuse and neglect to be posted in all.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 96 · School board members; elect all at statewide general election for four-year term.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 104 · Vocational education; provide additional funding to school districts demonstrating needed enhancements for.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 105 · Technical and vocational curriculum; require SDE to develop as alternative to college preparatory curriculum.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 108 · School calendar; reduce number of days in scholastic year to 170.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 116 · Assistant teachers; require assignment of to every classroom for grades K-4.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 117 · School employees annual salary supplement; remove cap on nurses who are eligible for.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 118 · Homeschooled students; authorize participation in public school extracurricular activities.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 127 · Sales tax; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the first weekend in August.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 47 days
House Bill 131 · K-12 Attendance Centers; revise assignment of points for purposes of accountability grading.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 138 · Teachers; revise duties and responsibilities relating to student assessment and achievement before promotion.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 139 · School districts; provide strategy to promote holistic educational efficiency and opportunities for all students.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 140 · School district efficiency; conduct feasibility study on the administration of.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 141 · Wireless learning environments; require school districts to develop and implement within two years.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 150 · Mississippi Dyslexia Forgivable Loan Program; clarify type of service committee to qualify for.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 152 · Remote enrollment; authorize students of military personnel to enroll in school district upon receipt of order on relocation.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 163 · Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 166 · Ad valorem taxes; allow local contribution to follow students who transfer to another school district.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 169 · Ad valorem taxes; remove school board's authority to increase more than 2% without referendum approval.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 172 · "Pledge of Allegiance"; fine schools that fail to recite daily within the first hour of class.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 174 · Mississippi Delta Alternative Teacher Licensure Program; create to alleviate teacher shortage in Delta Region.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 176 · Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Sent January 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 25 days