Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
David Parker
Sponsored
In committee1
Children to attend school in the school district of residence; provide civil and criminal penalties against nonresident parent.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; remove limitation on number of students admitted each year.
Literacy-Based Promotion Act; establish in public schools to achieve grade-level reading by end of 3rd Grade.
Professional licenses; certain military-trained applicants and military spouses shall receive by reciprocity when in Mississippi.
Scenic byways; designate certain segments as "Delta Bluffs Scenic Byway."
Cottage food operations; exempt from certain licensing requirements.
Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) grant program; establish in the State Department of Education.
City of Horn Lake; authorize the imposition of a tax on hotels and motels.
Passed the Senate · 4
SREB contract program at out-of-state college of optometry; students not required to practice in Mississippi.
Weapons; clarify definition of "concealed" and revise gun-carry permit.
Community/junior boards; may waive out-of-state tuition for nonresident students employed by Mississippi-based companies.
Headquarters sales tax and job tax credit; revise number of jobs necessary to qualify for.
In committee · 3
Requirements for enrollment of children in public schools in MS border counties; include proof of purchase of car tag in proper county.
Mississippi Firearms Freedom Act; create.
Bonds; authorize for the Tammy Wynette Legacy Park Center.