Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, House.
Richard Bennett
Sponsored
Became law1
EEF procurement cards; authorize issuance to eligible charter school teachers.
Passed the House4
Public schools; authorize to have a supply of FDA-approved opioid reversal agents on premises to counter opioid overdose.
National board certified education professionals; clarify provisions related to certification component reimbursements.
Educator misconduct; clarify provisions relating to disciplinary action taken against personnel of public special purpose schools and other educators.
Assistant teacher salaries; prohibit school districts from using any state-funded increase to substitute the local contribution.
Out of committee1
MAEP; increase funding percentage for preschool exceptional children in approved programs to 100%.
In committee7
Reciprocity in travel; prohibit ability of publicly funded entities from traveling to or hosting entities from certain states.
"Mississippi School Safety Guardian Act"; create to allow governing bodies of schools to designate employees to carry concealed firearms.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property or services to the Mississippi Aquarium.
School attendance officers; transfer responsibility for employment and establishment of duties from MDE to the local school districts.
Community hospitals; authorize owners of to remove a trustee upon majority vote of owner's governing board.
Violations of local zoning ordinances, authorize governing authorities to pursue administrative or civil penalties for.
Assistant teachers; increase minimum salary to $19,000.00.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
David R. Huggins and Tom Weathersby; revise names of public buildings to include.
Early Learning Collaborative; increase minimum funding levels for full-day and half-day programs.
Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act; create.
Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.
Appropriation; Education, Department of.
Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Appropriation; Attorney General.
Passed the House · 2
Sam G. Polles State Office Building; designate the MS Dept. of Wildlife Central Office Building as.
MAEP; determine cost of using Average Daily Membership (ADM) in lieu of ADA with 90% threshold attendance trigger.
In committee · 2
One Lake flood control project; prohibit the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District from implementing.
Medicaid; provide coverage for neonatal circumcision procedures.