Committees · 2023 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 2023 Regular Session.
Bills sent201
9% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out26%
52 of 201; 149 stopped in committee
Time in committee15 days
most between 9 and 15 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026244 bills
reported 20% · typically 9 days, most 2–10 · 0 amendments · 28 members
2025222 bills
reported 21% · typically 9 days, most 6–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024202 bills
reported 26% · typically 14 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023201 bills
reported 26% · typically 15 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022200 bills
reported 22% · typically 14 days, most 9–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2021193 bills
reported 12% · typically 10 days, most 5–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020246 bills
reported 15% · typically 15 days, most 6–29 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019227 bills
reported 15% · typically 13 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018194 bills
reported 6% · typically 8 days, most 2–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017266 bills
reported 24% · typically 13 days, most 7–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016288 bills
reported 23% · typically 9 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015240 bills
reported 30% · typically 9 days, most 2–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014207 bills
reported 35% · typically 10 days, most 0–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013203 bills
reported 27% · typically 10 days, most 6–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012230 bills
reported 34% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011195 bills
reported 31% · typically 13 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010193 bills
reported 25% · typically 11 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009169 bills
reported 24% · typically 14 days, most 9–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008138 bills
reported 31% · typically 9 days, most 0–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2023 Regular Session, newest first.
201 bills
Senate Bill 2167 · Early Intervention Task Force; establish.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2485 · Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers; add certain individuals to definition of qualified personnel.
Sent February 22, 2023 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2361 · Mississippi Modified School Calendar Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility criteria.
Sent February 21, 2023 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2749 · School board members; increase pay.
Sent February 21, 2023 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2333 · Public schools; require staff training to assist with seizures.
Sent February 15, 2023 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2777 · School attendance officers; revise to increase the minimum base salary.
Sent February 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 13 days
Senate Bill 2364 · Mississippi Adequate Education Program; bring forward provision related to.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2585 · William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; revise provisions of.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2586 · Computer science curriculum; clarify terminology to specify who may provide instruction in.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2599 · State funded schools; may participate in extracurricular activities against non accredited and nonpublic schools.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2751 · Sixteenth Section lands; no law, ordinance or regulation shall prohibit school districts from using for educational facilities.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2811 · Local supplement for assistant teachers; prohibit school districts from reducing when given state minimum raise.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2812 · Board for administration of certain failing school district; extend date of repeal.
Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2164 · Real property owned by school districts; allow to be sold for development.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2360 · Agricultural high schools; revise board membership.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2524 · Sixteenth Section land; authorize long-term contracts for sale of certain forest products.
Sent February 7, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 258 · Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; extend repealers on statutes relating to sales tax distribution and state public school building fund.
Sent January 31, 2023 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 555 · Charter schools; reconstitute authorizer board and require formula to ensure equitable distribution of local funds.
Sent January 31, 2023 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 752 · MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.
Sent January 31, 2023 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1175 · MAEP; increase funding percentage for preschool exceptional children in approved programs to 100%.
Sent January 31, 2023 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
181 more
House Bill 560 · School boards; elect members at presidential election for 4-year term.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 569 · Teachers; allow to participate in strikes in any year during which no legislative raise is given.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 570 · Teacher strikes; repeal prohibition of.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 573 · Public schools; clarify authority of local law enforcement agencies to prevent and investigate crimes on property of.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 575 · Alternative nicotine; clarify prohibition on school property.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 586 · Financial credit counseling; require curriculum to be taught as an elective class that is required for graduation.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 593 · Physical education curriculum; require full implementation in all K-12 schools.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 595 · African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 596 · Civics; require State Board of Education to develop curriculum for public middle and high school students.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 597 · Vocational and home economics; require curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 599 · Schools in district transformation; prohibit mandatory consolidation if progressing toward termination of district transformation status.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 601 · School attendance officers; provide formula for allocating funds for the employment of and increase minimum base salary of.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 652 · Excused absence; permit for students participating in roping or barrel horse racing events.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 668 · Teacher licensure; authorize SDE to issue Nontraditional Teaching Route - Standard License to certain individuals with advanced degrees.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 671 · Lottery proceeds; revise distribution of.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 728 · State school and school district accountability system; eliminate certain criteria for measuring performance under.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 729 · "Mississippi Successful Techniques Resulting in Delivering Excellence in Education and Employability (STRIDE) Scholarship Program"; establish.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 730 · "William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program"; revise to expand eligibility.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 731 · National Board certified teachers; provide $4,000 annual salary supplement for those employed in areas designated as geographically critical teacher shortage areas.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 732 · Early Learning Collaboratives; expand to provide in every school district by the start of the 2027-2028 school year.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 747 · Mississippi Scholarship Act; create to provide scholarships to K-12 public school students.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 748 · Tim Tebow Act; create to authorize homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 749 · Extracurricular activities; require certain organizations to allow equal participation by all students in.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 752 · MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 766 · MCOPS programs; authorize training for to provide at any approved training academy in the state.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 767 · Homeschooled students; authorize participation in therapy services available through local school district.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 781 · Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations of students failing initial screener.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 788 · School districts; prohibit from denying students who maintain all A's from being exempt from certain exams.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 805 · Compulsory school age; revise definition to include children who attain the age of five years before September 1.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 817 · Early Learning Collaborative; increase minimum funding levels for full-day and half-day programs.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 823 · Commission on Education and Economic Competitiveness; establish to develop vision for the state's future economic and educational success.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 830 · High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 831 · African-American Studies and Racial Diversity; require SDE to develop curriculum for implementation in public high school.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 859 · Public special purpose schools; exempt from certain audit requirements.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 891 · PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing retired teachers to continue to work full-time and receive full retirement allowance.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 994 · Retired teachers; allow to return to teaching for a maximum of five years while receiving retirement benefits.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1000 · Foster and adopted children; allow foster or adoptive parent to choose school or school district of enrollment.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1004 · Free online tutoring services; require State Department of Education to post announcement on website about.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1010 · Charter schools; require automatic approval of new school when applicant is currently operating charter school in MS and authorize expansion.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1024 · "Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (MS ROSS) Act"; create to provide funding to local law enforcement agencies for the employment of SROs.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1042 · Public school years; revise basis for establish length from days to equivalent number of hours of actual teaching.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1050 · Student absenteeism; excuse those related to a student's disability.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1058 · School district records; revise time period to be maintained from five to seven years.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1065 · County superintendent of education; change selection method from appointive to elective in certain county.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1070 · Patriotic Education Grant Program; establish.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1087 · MS School for Math and Science; increase licensed employees' salaries by amount corresponding to increases to amount and years in teacher salary scale.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1100 · Reciprocity in travel; prohibit ability of publicly funded entities from traveling to or hosting entities from certain states.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1107 · School attendance officers; bring forward provisions related to for possible amendment.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1120 · "Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act"; create to allow governing bodies of schools to designate employees to carry concealed firearms.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1150 · Charter schools; bring forward various provision relating to powers and duties of authorizer board.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1154 · Nonpublic school student participation in public school extracurricular activities; prohibit school districts from restricting or denying participation.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1161 · Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enact.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1163 · Academic test scores; require testing companies selected as vendors to be civilly and criminally liable for manipulation of.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1173 · EEF procurement cards; authorize issuance to eligible charter school teachers.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1174 · Public schools; authorize to have a supply of FDA-approved opioid reversal agents on premises to counter opioid overdose.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1175 · MAEP; increase funding percentage for preschool exceptional children in approved programs to 100%.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1176 · National board certified education professionals; clarify provisions related to certification component reimbursements.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1177 · Educator misconduct; clarify provisions relating to disciplinary action taken against personnel of public special purpose schools and other educators.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1179 · School attendance officers; transfer responsibility for employment and establishment of duties from MDE to the local school districts.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1184 · Teachers; provide $2,000 annual salary supplement to those employed in designated geographically critical teacher shortage area.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1186 · School Boards; authorize to enter into long-term contract for sale of timber on 16th section lands.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1200 · Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; expand to allow certified academic language therapists (CALT); to provide dyslexia therapy services.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1227 · Mental Awareness Program for School Act; enact to provide for mental health service providers and certain trauma-informed training.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1228 · Community schools; authorize implementation under the administration of a district innovation.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1234 · Mississippi Law Enforcement Interaction Course Act; enact for implementation in public school curriculum.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1264 · School districts; authorize to provide feminine hygiene products for female students in Grades 6-12.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1277 · Mississippi Dual Credit Scholarship Program; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1279 · Mississippi Occupational Diploma; authorize issuance of for students with disablities.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1280 · Teachers; require school districts to pay salary supplement for perfect attendance during semester.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1289 · School janitorial and cafeteria workers; provide minimum compensation at $15.00 per hour.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1302 · Immunization requirements; authorize religious exemption from requirements of schools and child care facilities.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1314 · School Immunization; authorize exemption from requirements for religious beliefs.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1319 · Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) Pilot Program; establish within State Department of Education.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1321 · Eleventh Grade students; require to take GED or High School Equivalency Test for senior early release privilege eligibility.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1322 · School curriculum; require students to receive additional instruction in healthy living.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1323 · Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and weekly assignments into their curriculum.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1329 · Volunteer and Parents Incentive Program; create under State Department of Education.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1360 · Mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2023; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1365 · Assistant teacher salaries; prohibit school districts from using any state-funded increase to substitute the local contribution.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1367 · The Academic Transparency Act of 2023; enact.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1368 · School districts; authorize certain districts to employ retired teachers while they continue to draw retirement allowance.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1369 · MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1373 · "Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2023"; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1390 · Abstinence education; delete repealer on school board requirement to adopt a policy on abstinence-only or abstinence-plus.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1398 · Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under Mississippi Adequate Education Program for.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1399 · School districts; require certain policies and alternative curriculum if accountability rating at three lowest levels.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1401 · Compulsory school attendance; require youth court petition after third unlawful absence and authorize community service for violations.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1402 · Eleventh Grade students; require to take GED or High School Equivalency Test for senior early-release privilege eligibility.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1403 · First grade enrollment; allow child who turns six on or before December 31 to start at beginning of that school year.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1408 · College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1409 · Pre-kindergarten; require Department of Education to create the "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1412 · School curriculum; require teaching of certain high school subjects in "C", "D" and "F" rated districts.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1413 · Hope Program; establish and develop system to re-enroll high school dropouts in programs leading to a high school diploma.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1414 · "Mississippi Save Our Children Act"; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1415 · Mathematic and science instruction; enhance through new middle school programs.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1417 · "Health Careers Academy"; create for students in Grades 9 through 12.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1418 · Vision 2030: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Thirty; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1419 · Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement Act; create.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1420 · First Grade; allow any child who turns six during the calendar year to start at the beginning of school year.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1424 · College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create for administration of pre-ACT assessments in public schools.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1425 · Social workers; provide in schools having high incidences of crime and via video conferencing means.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1426 · Professional School Counselors Pilot Program; establish in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy or school violence.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1427 · Mathematics and science; require public middle schools to provide program to enhance instruction in.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1428 · Early Commitment to College Program; establish in schools and districts assigned an "F" accountability rating.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1433 · "Mississippi Senior Cadets Program"; require State Department of Education to establish.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1442 · Pre-kindergarten program; require Department of Education to create "ABC Program" to provide instruction via Internet.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1443 · Comprehensive sex education; require teaching of in Grades K-12.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1445 · Assistant teachers; provide annual salary supplement in "C," "D" and "F" school districts.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1446 · Teacher salaries; authorize supplement for teachers in critical shortage subject areas in "D" and "F" districts.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1447 · MS Teachers' Salaries Task Force; create to recommend how state can pay teachers at southeastern average.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1455 · State Board of Education; require to develop curriculum and implement programs of conflict resolution.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1457 · 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 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1458 · Assistant Teacher Salary Waiver Grant Program; create to help assistant teachers to become licensed.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1460 · Summer Youth Training Employment Program; authorize school districts to establish.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1466 · "Dream Makers Program"; create as an after-school program for students in Grades 7 and 8.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1467 · Homework; require teachers to incorporate daily and weekly assignments into their curriculum.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1486 · Immunization and vaccination of preventable disease requirements for school children; exempt based on religious tenets.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1487 · Vaccine exemption; authorize for religious, philosophical or conscientious reasons.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1488 · Immunization and vaccination of preventable disease requirements for school children; exempt based on religious tenets.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1492 · Assistant teachers; increase minimum salary to $19,000.00.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 473 · PERS; allow retirees to be employed as teachers and work full-time and receive full salary for two years.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 474 · End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition of graduation.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 475 · End-of-course subject area tests; discontinue and require ACT test for all students.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 488 · School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 511 · "The Educational Standards Legislative Review Act"; enact.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 514 · Charter School Authorizer Board; reconstitute.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 523 · Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 539 · Educational Scholarship Accounts (ESAs); direct to maximize the number funded as possible.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 555 · Charter schools; reconstitute authorizer board and require formula to ensure equitable distribution of local funds.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 450 · "Seizure Safe Schools Act"; establish.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 459 · Teacher contracts; prohibit superintendents from entering into with current licensed employees for continuation of employment before.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 460 · School districts; authorize to offer supplemental compensation to Medicare eligible retired bus drivers if they secure Medicare.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 380 · "The Financial Transparency Act"; enact.
Sent January 10, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 386 · Year of teaching experience; permit school districts to credit for certain postsecondary personnel upon employment.
Sent January 10, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 387 · School attendance officers; revise salary scale for.
Sent January 10, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 278 · Video surveillance cameras; require to be installed in classrooms and certain other areas of public schools and postsecondary educational institutions.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 291 · Corporal punishment; require school districts that allow to adopt a policy allowing parents to opt in.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 293 · Teacher and administrator license; deny or revoke for those who physically abuse a student.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 295 · School attendance officers; require to receive training on IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 301 · School boards; authorize to establish specialized security and threat mitigation teams.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 313 · Video surveillance cameras; require in certain areas of school facilities for protection of exceptional children.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 332 · Statewide testing program; cease all statewide uniform assessments and determine promotion based on cumulative grades.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 345 · Statewide assessment program; discontinue all standardized tests except for single test in Grades 3, 8 and 11.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 354 · U.S. History end-of-course subject area test; remove requirement for the purpose of graduation.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 359 · Students; prohibit entities directly or indirectly funded with public monies from distinguishing between.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 360 · Local Government Control of Public School Athletics Task Force; create to evaluate transfer of such activities from schools.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 365 · Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; allow to speak to student regarding civic involvement with principal's approval.
Sent January 9, 2023 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 258 · Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; extend repealers on statutes relating to sales tax distribution and state public school building fund.
Sent January 5, 2023 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 260 · Failing school districts; extend repealer on alternative method of appointing new local school board after impairments are corrected.
Sent January 5, 2023 · Reported out after 26 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 51 · School Security Disbursement Program; establish.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 56 · Public school curriculum; require instruction in mental illness as part of Health Education.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 60 · Charter schools; require MAEP funds to be transferred to student's home school district when student disenrolls.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 62 · Teacher licensure; create additional nontraditional route for certain individuals to receive.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 63 · School bus drivers; require to be trained and certified in first aid and CPR.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 79 · School prayer; require school boards to designate a period of reflection for students at the beginning of each school day.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 97 · Metal detectors; require in all public schools beginning with 2023-2024 school year.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 101 · Statewide Assessment Program; require SBE to use ACT Aspire as summative assessment.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 112 · "Mississippi Universal Prekindergarten Program Act of 2023"; create.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 115 · Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 116 · MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 117 · School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 120 · MAEP; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 125 · Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 145 · School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 147 · Teachers; revise duties and responsibilities relating to student assessment and achievement before promotion.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 151 · Wireless learning environments; require school districts to develop and implement within two years.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 152 · The Digital Access Learning and Virtual Instruction Program Act of 2023; create.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 154 · School districts; require administrative efficiency joinder of multiple districts in county into single countywide district.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 156 · School district efficiency; conduct feasibility study on the administration of.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 158 · Corporal punishment; prohibit in public and charter schools.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 162 · School board members; authorize excused absences from board meeting in the event of family emergency.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 163 · "Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act"; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 167 · Dating violence; require school districts to adopt a policy and educate students on.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 169 · Compulsory-school-age child; revise definition of by increasing required age to 18 years.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 202 · Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 208 · Computer science curriculum; clarify terminology to specify who may provide instruction in.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 218 · PERS; allow retirees working in nonlicensed school position to earn full amount of salary for position.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 227 · Visual art and music education; require instruction of in public schools as a part of the curriculum.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 228 · Mississippi History and United States Government; require to be included in curriculum for all students in Grades 9-12.
Sent January 4, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 13 · Water safety; require public schools to provide parents and student information on importance of and availability of local courses.
Sent January 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 27 · "Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act"; revise definition of "eligible student" and "eligible school" to.
Sent January 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 28 days