Committees · 2021 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 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent193
10% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out12%
24 of 193; 169 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 5 and 10 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 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
193 bills
Senate Bill 2664 · Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; prescribe standards and benchmarks.
Sent February 25, 2021 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2001 · Teachers' salaries; provide for increase.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2149 · MAEP; Department of Education required to hold harmless school district from calculating 2020-2021 average daily attendance.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2267 · Teacher license; allow reciprocity if teacher possesses standard license from other state and passes background check.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2305 · William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2307 · Dyslexia Awareness Training Program; require teachers to complete two hours of training for.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2527 · Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act; extend repealer on.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 2678 · Computer science curriculum; require State Department of Education to implement in K-12 public schools.
Sent February 24, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 852 · Teachers' and teacher's assistants' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 925 · School buildings; require new construction and certain renovations to include refillable water bottle stations.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1047 · Nationally certified licensed school employees; delete caps on nurses and speech pathologists and add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1123 · Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise funding and specify teaching standards.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1179 · William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Sent February 2, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 228 · Appropriation; Holmes County Consolidated School District for expenses of consolidation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
House Bill 238 · "Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2021"; enact.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 256 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 257 · MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 259 · Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 260 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 261 · MAEP; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
173 more
House Bill 270 · Compulsory school attendance; revise to remove certain excused absences.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 276 · The Digital Access Learning and Virtual Instruction Program Act of 2021; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 280 · Statewide Assessment Program; require SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 281 · End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition of graduation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 282 · Statewide testing program; require the SBE to cease administration of for the 2020-2021 school year.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 283 · End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require minimum score on the ACT for graduation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 302 · Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a District Innovation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 313 · Student club funds; clarify use and accounting practices by school districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 314 · State Department of Education; permit to receive various contributions from public or private donors.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 315 · Gifted education; require school districts to provide for students in Grades 7 and 8.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 316 · Kindergarten-age children; require mandatory attendance under compulsory school attendance laws.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 317 · National board certification annual salary supplement; remove cap on number of nurses and speech-language pathologists eligible for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 321 · Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 342 · MAEP; determine cost of using average daily membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 344 · Nonlicensed teachers; authorize local school districts to employ certain number to fill core subject area positions.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 346 · Prohibition against bullying in schools; revise definitions and include cyberbullying.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 361 · MS Achievement School District; specify use of funds for the benefit of local school district of funds' origin.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 364 · Schools in district transformation; prohibit mandatory consolidation if progressing toward termination of district transformation status.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 367 · Statewide Assessment Program; require the SBE to use ACT as summative assessment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 370 · Public purchasing laws; exempt purchase of nonadopted and adopted textbooks by MDE for nonpubilc schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 371 · Licensed school employees and administrators; suspend license for one year for breach of contract or abandonment of employment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 383 · National Board Certified teachers; provide additional annual salary supplement to those employed in Walthall County.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 384 · School bus drivers; require to be first aid and CPR trained and certified.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 386 · Boards of Education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 392 · Exceptional children; require school districts to develop policy for the discipline of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 394 · Scholastic year; increase number of days for schools with an accountability rating of "D" or "F."
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 411 · Irlen Syndrome; require screening for and districts to provide reasonable accommodations for students with.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 414 · School transportation; authorize motor vehicles other than buses for small groups of students traveling to school activities.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 415 · Compulsory School Attendance Law; rename as the "Kindergarten Increases Diplomas (KIDs) Act," and lower compulsory age to five years.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 416 · Charter school payments; require school districts to pay local funds due on a monthly basis.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 417 · National Board Certified teachers; include those employed in Hinds County as eligible for additional supplement.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 422 · Corporal punishment; prohibit administration of in public and charter schools for disciplinary matters.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 426 · "MS Educator Dyslexia Awareness Act of 2021"; enact to require certain instruction and training for license renewal.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 427 · "Trauma-Informed Discipline Practices Act; enact to establish procedures to assess and mediate effects of traumatic events in schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 432 · End-of-course tests; eliminate passing score as graduation requirement and exempt from accountability ratings for four years.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 433 · Public and private schools; require all employees to annually receive flu vaccine.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 434 · Public and private schools; require all employees to be tested annually for tuberculosis.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 437 · Public and private schools; require proper hand washing materials in all restrooms.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 455 · Teacher licensure; provide to certain individuals with a minimum of ten years experience in public school districts or certain nonpublic schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 456 · English language learners; increase funding to districts with 20% or more enrolled student population comprised of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 457 · Mississippi English Language Learners Scholarship Program; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 458 · English language learners; require waivers of accountability for districts with 25% of enrollment being.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 472 · Teacher licensure; revise alternate route to allow certain individuals to receive.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 474 · Home schooled students; authorize participation in therapy services available through local school district.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 475 · School Immunization; authorize exemption from requirements for religous beliefs.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 487 · County and public libraries; repeal certain provisions related to.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 489 · School athletic trainers; provide annual salary supplement for those acquiring national certification.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 501 · Education waivers; provide for schools relative to the Statewide Testing Program; accountability ratings and Literacy-Based Promotion assessments.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 502 · Assistant Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; revise to increase financial assistance to those pursuing teacher licensure.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 504 · Commission on School Accreditation; clarify membership composition.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 513 · Nonpublic schools; authorize those accredited by a regional agency to use criminal background check procedures as public schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 515 · Council on the Prevention of School Shootings; create to develop center in A.G.'s office to monitor online activity.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 529 · Accountability rating system; revise to provide for method of accommodating certain students with cognitive disabilities and dropouts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 532 · U.S. History end-of-course subject area test; remove requirement for the administration for purpose of graduation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 540 · State Department of Education; require to conduct sampling of material used on the U.S. History end-of-course assessment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 541 · Children of school employees; allow to attend school in district of parent's or legal guardian's employ.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 542 · Online Career-track Program; authorize school districts to create and accept out-of-district students for enrollment in.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 559 · Public schools; require toll-free number for reporting abuse and neglect to be posted in all.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 575 · Teacher licensure; authorize SDE to issue Nontraditional Teaching Route - Standard License to certain individuals with advanced degrees.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 617 · State Department of Education; develop central reporting system for school district data mandated by U.S. Department of Education.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 633 · Computer science curriculum; require State Department of Education to implement in K-12 public schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 656 · School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2021, to be equipped with seat belts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 657 · School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2021, to be equipped with seat belts and provide opt out provision.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 662 · Teachers' and teacher assistants' salaries; provide for $1,500.00 increase.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 665 · School boards; require itemized report of central office expenditures to be included in notice for increase in ad valorem taxes.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 671 · Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for school improvements.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 672 · Lottery Proceeds Fund; provide that 10% shall be used by MDE for the purposes of funding teacher pay raises.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 679 · Teacher education program and licensure requirements; remove the option for a 21 ACT score (or SAT equivalent) for eligibility.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 682 · School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 694 · Home rule improvement; enact for local school districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 701 · Public school curriculum; require instruction in mental illness as part of Health Education.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 702 · Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 708 · School districts; require each school to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building and cafeteria.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 709 · AEDs; require at public schools and state institutions of higher learning and provide authority to lease.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 710 · School districts; require all schools to have epinephrine auto-injectors in every building and cafeteria.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 720 · Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 732 · Active shooter training; require school districts employees to attend every three years.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 736 · Family dynamics; include in public school curriculum as a required component.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 739 · Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 754 · Dyslexia education; revise provisions for determining student eligibility for IEP or 504 Plan.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 756 · Teacher and administrator license; deny or revoke for those who physically abuse a student.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 757 · Video surveillance cameras; require in certain areas of school facilities for protection of exceptional children.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 759 · Child abuse hotline; require schools to post in clearly visible location.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 760 · Corporal punishment; require school districts that allow to adopt a policy allowing parents to opt in.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 766 · Children of school employees; allow to attend school in district of parent's or legal guardian's employment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 771 · School boards; elect members at presidential election for 4-year term.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 772 · Critical Teacher Shortage Program; require State Board of Education to categorize shortages by school attendance zones within school districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 789 · School buses; require 20% of those purchased after July 1, 2021, to be equipped with seat belts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 801 · Special education funds; require separate appropriation to the State Board of Education for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 805 · 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 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 831 · Educator and administrator misconduct; clarify provisions for disciplinary matters and administrative procedures and appeals.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 851 · Charter schools; revise certain provisions of.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 852 · Teachers' and teacher's assistants' salaries; provide increase to minimum salary.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 853 · Charter schools; revise deadlines for certain reporting requirements and to allow certain teacher units to those in first year of operation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 855 · Nonlicensed teachers; authorize local school districts to employ certain number to fill core subject area positions.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 856 · Teacher licensure; authorize issuance to certain individuals with foreign certification on reciprocity with documentation.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 857 · Active shooter training; require school district employees to attend every three years.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 859 · High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 860 · African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 865 · Student absenteeism; excuse those related to a student's disability.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 866 · At risk funds; require maximum flexibility to school districts in use of and accounting for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 878 · MS Teachers' Salaries Task Force; create to recommend how state can pay teachers at southeastern average.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 879 · Education Employment Procedures Law; include assistant teachers under.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 881 · Vocational and home economics; require curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 893 · Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurse to teach.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 924 · Public purchasing law; revise to provide that reverse auction shall be used by certain schools and districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 925 · School buildings; require new construction and certain renovations to include refillable water bottle stations.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 948 · School Resource Officers; revise MCOPS grant program to require attendance at any accredited law enforcement academy.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 950 · School prayer; require school boards to designate a period for recitation of the "Lord's Prayer" at the beginning of each school day.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 958 · Home economics; require to be taught in "D" and "F" rated school districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 960 · School attendance officers; require to visit homes of certain children within 72 hours of unexcused absence.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 962 · Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and weekly assignments into their curriculum.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 966 · Mathematics and science instruction; enhance through new programs in middle schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 969 · The "Tim Tebow Act"; enact to authorize home-schooled student to participate in public school extracurricular activities.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 980 · Summer Youth Training Employment Program; authorize school districts to establish.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 981 · Assistant Teacher Salary Waiver Grant Program; establish to authorize agreements between assistant teachers and school districts for cost of teacher preparation program.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 986 · Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under Mississippi Adequate Education Program for.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 988 · Assistant teachers; provide annual salary supplement in C, D and F school districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 990 · School districts; require certain policies and alternative curriculum if accountability rating at three lowest levels.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 991 · School Recognition Program; restrict awards to teachers and licensed staff and require SBE to adopt rules for administration.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1022 · Compulsory school attendance; require youth court petition after third unlawful absence and authorize community service for violations.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1023 · Eleventh Grade students; require to take GED or High School Equivalency Test for senior early-release privilege eligibility.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1024 · First grade enrollment; allow child who turns six on or before December 31 to start at beginning of that school year.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1025 · State Board of Education; require to develop curriculum and implement programs of conflict resolution.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1027 · School attendance; require for children unable to score a 21 or higher on the ACT until the child reaches 18 years of age.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1035 · Virtual public schools; create pilot program for districts to create and accept out of district students for enrollment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1047 · Nationally certified licensed school employees; delete caps on nurses and speech pathologists and add athletic trainers for salary supplements.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1052 · Statewide assessment program; discontinue all standardized tests except for single test in Grades 3, 8 and 11.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1053 · Teacher licensure; establish alternative routes to five-year license due to critical teacher shortage.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1068 · School recognition program; bring forward.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1071 · School curriculum; require teaching of certain high school subjects in "C", "D" and "F" rated districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1072 · Teacher salaries; authorize supplement for teachers in critical shortage subject areas in D and F districts.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1101 · School boards powers and duties; expand to require boards to exercise all reasonable efforts to ensure 16th section land lessees pay taxes on leased lands.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1115 · Average daily attendance; dispense with calculating for 2021-2022 school year and use ADA from 2020-2021 school year.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1117 · Statewide educational assessments; lower minimum passing score on certain tests for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1120 · High school curriculum; implement instruction in traditional vocational agricultural and forestry education, civics and home economics.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1123 · Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013; revise funding and specify teaching standards.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1125 · Schools; provide for mental health services providers and trauma informed training.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1126 · Keep Our Kids on Track Act of 2021; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1127 · School attendance officers; require to receive training on IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1128 · Habitually disruptive student; require to be evaluated for disability under IDEA after second incident of disruptive behavior.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1133 · CTE students; provide tuition-free instruction and increased financial assistance for industry certification assessment.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1151 · School enrollment; authorize child transferred to out of school district to remain enrolled after parent's retirement from that school.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1161 · Mississippi Law Enforcement Interaction Course Act; enact for implementation in public school curriculum.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1178 · MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1179 · William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1185 · Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1187 · Habitually disruptive students; require to be evaluated for disability under IDEA after second incident of disruptive behavior.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1214 · Charter schools; reconstitute authorizer board and require formula to ensure equitable distribution of local funds.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1243 · State Superintendent of Public Education; align salary of to no more than 150% of Governor's salary.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1244 · MAEP; remove the requirement for collection of fees in lieu of taxes as a portion of local contribution requirement.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1254 · 2021 Mississippi Education Task Force; create to review state regulations and accountability system.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1257 · Public school athletics; establish study committee to evaluate transferring administration to local governments.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1285 · Stay on Track Act of 2021; create.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1294 · Socialism curriculum; require to be included in public secondary and postsecondary schools.
Sent January 18, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 135 · MS Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998; extend repealer on.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 143 · Abstinence and sex-related education; extend repelaer on public school requirements for.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 161 · Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; extend repealer on.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 165 · Wireless learning environments; require school districts to develop and implement within two years.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 166 · Mississippi Statewide Assessment System; remove criminal penalties and establish maximum time educator's license may be suspended or revoked.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 167 · School district efficiency; conduct feasibility study on the administration of.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 168 · School districts; provide strategy to promote holistic educational efficiency and opportunities for all students.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 169 · Appropriation; MDE to assist parents in paying school districts for cost of lost/damaged electronic devices assigned to students.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 47 days
House Bill 170 · Teachers; revise duties and responsibilities relating to student assessment and achievement before promotion.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 193 · Missing children; require compilation of by Department of Education and day care facilities.
Sent January 8, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 105 · National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 110 · Computer science; require to be taught in all public schools.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 114 · Districts of Innovations; require SDE to recognize use of Cambridge Assessment or other nationally recognized assessment for accountability ratings.
Sent January 7, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 20 · School board members; authorize excused absences from board meeting in the event of family emergency.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 33 · Dating violence; require school districts to adopt a policy and educate students on.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 35 · Compulsory-school-age child; revise definition of by increasing required age to 18 years.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 51 · School board members; establish annual salary based on student enrollment.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 52 · Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.
Sent January 5, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 28 days