Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Kent McCarty
Sponsored
Became law1
Early Learning Collaborative; increase minimum funding levels for full-day and half-day programs.
Passed the House3
"Mississippi Successful Techniques Resulting in Delivering Excellence in Education and Employability (STRIDE) Scholarship Program"; establish.
"William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program"; revise to expand eligibility.
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
Out of committee2
National Board certified teachers; provide $4,000 annual salary supplement for those employed in areas designated as geographically critical teacher shortage areas.
Teachers; provide $2,000 annual salary supplement to those employed in designated geographically critical teacher shortage area.
In committee6
Early Learning Collaboratives; expand to provide in every school district by the start of the 2027-2028 school year.
State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan; revise to require state to provide 50% of the cost of the plan for eligible dependents.
Legislative vacancy; revise procedure to fill.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to Lamar County Education Foundation, Inc.
Department of Human Services; require to post names and photographs of parents in arrearage.
Department of Mental Health; establish grant program to assist with crisis stabilization unit expenses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery; designate the fish hatchery located in North Mississippi as.
Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; create.
The Mississippi Collaborative Response to Mental Health Act; create.
Passed the House · 5
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
State identification for homeless persons; authorize.
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia; revise eligibility beginning with kindergarten.
Public schools; authorize to have a supply of FDA-approved opioid reversal agents on premises to counter opioid overdose.
Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; expand to allow certified academic language therapists (CALT); to provide dyslexia therapy services.
Out of committee · 1
Sworn law enforcement officers; provide supplemental pay for certain.
In committee · 8
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food.
Medicaid; extend coverage for eligible women for 12 months postpartum.
Medicaid; provide coverage for neonatal circumcision procedures.
Father's child support; authorize retroactive payments for mother's prenatal and post-natal expenses.
State indebtedness; certain amount of surplus general funds revenue shall be used each year to reduce.
Licensing boards; prohibit from disciplinary or threatening discipline of health care providers for exercising free speech rights.
Assistant teachers; increase minimum salary to $19,000.00.
Homestead exemption; increase for persons retired from military or law enforcement service.