Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
Carolyn Crawford
Sponsored
In committee12
Teacher and administrator license; deny or revoke for those who physically abuse a student.
Video surveillance cameras; require in certain areas of school facilities for protection of exceptional children.
State park fee; authorized MDWFP to provide discount to senior citizens age 65 and older.
Child abuse hotline; require schools to post in clearly visible location.
Corporal punishment; require school districts that allow to adopt a policy allowing parents to opt in.
Sexual battery; remove statute of limitations for prosecution of crime of.
Student absenteeism; excuse those related to a student's disability.
At risk funds; require maximum flexibility to school districts in use of and accounting for.
Hunting and fishing license; authorize Native Americans to receive free of charge upon providing a tribal identification card at the time of license issuance.
School attendance officers; require to receive training on IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Habitually disruptive student; require to be evaluated for disability under IDEA after second incident of disruptive behavior.
Indigenous People Day; designate second Monday in October as legal state holiday in observance of.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
"Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act"; create.
Tribal identification cards; recognize as legal means of personal identification.
Alcoholic beverages; delete requirement for immediate permit revocation for certain prohibited sales.
Dyslexia education; revise provisions for determining student eligibility for IEP or 504 Plan.
Law enforcement officers; exempt from concealed firearms permit fees and renewal fees.
Income, sales and use taxes; remove requirement that certain taxpayers pay June tax liability on or before June 25.
Mississippi Development Authority; allow businesses located on tribal lands to be eligible for certain discretionary programs.
Passed the House · 1
Claims by veterans under consumer protection law; Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board offers service free of charge.
Out of committee · 2
"Trauma-Informed Discipline Practices Act; enact to establish procedures to assess and mediate effects of traumatic events in schools.
Assistant teachers; require school districts to notify of nonreemployment within 10 days after adopting budget.
In committee · 1
Income tax; exempt all compensation of persons retired from military.