Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Bryant W. Clark
Sponsored
Became law1
Mississippi Highway 51; designate segment of in Town of Goodman, Holmes County, as "Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Hwy."
Passed the House1
Guardian ad litem; clarify duties and appointment.
In committee31
Housing Loan Assistance Pilot Program; create.
Mississippi Skill Standards Board; create as advisory board on industry standards.
State employees with certain licenses; require to be paid same as other state employees with license if certain skills used.
Income tax; exclude overtime compensation from gross income.
Housing repair grant program; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for grants to low income individuals for home repair.
Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Tuition waiver; provide for certain foster and adopted children and wards of the state to attend a state-supported IHL.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain obesity treatments.
Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of commemoration, not paid legal holiday.
School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries.
Contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child and abuse of a child; revise penalties for.
All-terrain vehicles; require owners to obtain a certificate of number.
County court serving as youth court; clarify that court may appoint a guardian ad litem.
Identity theft; establish procedure for victim to have debt forgiven and credit reports purged.
Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
Social workers; issue license to certain persons who work for certain public entities.
Statewide System of Care; reduce reliance on institutions and expend home- and community-based services.
School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi history course for public school students in Grade 9.
Compulsory School Attendance Law; delete provision allowing parent to disenroll child from kindergarten.
Adequate Education Program; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students.
MAEP; define "at-risk pupil" and include a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
District attorneys; add two for 21st Judicial District.
Life jackets; increase minimum age of person required to wear on certain vessels.
Gaming; courses related to service industry may be taught at certain state universities and colleges.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for public school capital improvements.
State Parks; Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks may lease land in, and contract for services to operate Holmes County State Park.
"Made in Mississippi Act"; create.
Municipal audits; exclude grants when determining revenues and expenditures.
Health care facility licensure and inspection fees; authorize State Board of Health to set.
Radiological health entities; State Board of Health shall set applicable fees for.
Smoke-free Air Act of 2012; enact.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
New Capitol; Archives and History employ a Curator of the Capitol to oversee, approve and monitor care of.
Passed the House · 1
Vulnerable persons; revise law.
In committee · 32
Financial Literacy Programs; expand grades in which school districts may implement.
Gubernatorial pardon; require applicant to give notice to district attorney to hold public hearing.
Check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that may be charged for cashing checks.
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
Preexisting condition; prohibit abuse-related medical condition from being.
Early Commitment to College Program; authorize for underperforming school districts.
Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Body mass index (BMI); require schools to collect for certain students and provide to parents with an explanation.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Universities; require to place 33% of bowl game revenue in escrow account to distribute to graduating athletes.
Wildlife management areas; authorize use of golf carts or club cars on to access hunting areas.
College and Career Readiness Planning Program; create.
Task force to address the disparity of African-American males in the judicial system; create.
Health insurance; require providers to allow children under 30 who are veterans to be covered under parent's policy.
Nursing schools and programs; make eligible for funding to increase faculty if increase enrollment proportionately.
Nursing education; require community colleges to offer online program for LPNs to obtain associate degree in.
Crimes; revise expunction of certain convictions.
Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients and others.
Law Enforcement Officers Death/Disability Benefits Trust Funds; expand coverage to include emergency management personnel.
School guidance counselors; establish pilot program in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy or school violence.
Small business health insurance pool; create.
CON; issue for nursing home in Jones County.
Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.
Health Disparities Council; create.
Appropriation; Health Department for additional funds for Office of Health Disparity Elimination.
Economically Distressed Municipalities Development Act; create.
Protest at funerals; revise penalties.
Dialysis treatment; require facilities providing to maintain backup power supply for dialysis machines.
Medicaid; provide for a database of electronic medical records of Medicaid recipients, with access by Medicaid providers.
MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; create and provide certain tax incentives for qualified businesses located in.
Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers that employ persons convicted of felony offenses.