Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Alyce G. Clarke
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee23
Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without using hands-free accessories.
School bus safety belts; create study committee to determine the feasibility of requiring.
Sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of stadium on campus of Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State University.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Medicaid; art therapy services shall be reimbursable under.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to contract with service provider for long-term residential substance abuse treatment.
DNA; require sample for any adult convicted of a felony.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
Credit card crimes; provide additional penalties when offense includes a violent crime.
Medicaid and CHIP; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail.
Child care programs; create grant program to provide incentives to those participating in Quality Rating System.
Gaming; create state lottery to fund higher education.
Mississippi Youth Act of 2008; create.
Stem Research Task Force; create.
Continuous School Year Pilot Program; require in Hinds County school districts.
Appropriation; Board of Education to fully fund MAEP and provide additional funding for at -risk students.
Appropriation; IHL for preplanning a Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for establishing a Center For Wellness, Learning and Fitness at Alcorn State.
Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise certain diversions.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services to fund certain child care programs.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services to provide additional funds for child care assistance under TANF program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Alcoholic beverages; revise restrictions on sale or storage within certain distance of schools and churches.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Biloxi as "Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr., Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highway 84; designate portion in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway."
Local System Bridge Program; utility adjustments and right-of-way acquisition costs paid out of special fund.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House · 3
Legislative subpoenas; provide for enforcement of and disallow protection of certain confidential information (PEER).
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
City of Jackson; authorize to impose additional hotel/motel tax to support police officers salaries.
Out of committee · 1
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 24
Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
HPV vaccination; require for females to enter sixth grade, and provide Medicaid and health insurance coverage for.
Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; create and transfer certain facilities to (PEER).
Institute of Juvenile Justice Research in Department of Public Safety; create (PEER).
Psychologists Licensure Law; revise certain licensure requirements (PEER).
Social workers and marriage and family therapists; revise licensure law (PEER).
Mental health professionals; create administrative executive committee for (PEER).
Office of dropout prevention; require annual report to Legislature to include certain information (PEER).
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Department of Juvenile Justice; create.
Marijuana; conform possession, possession in a motor vehicle and possession of paraphernalia penalties.
Personal Service Contract Review Board; require approval of state agency advertising procurements (PEER).
Licensed professional counselors; revise certain licensure requirements (PEER).
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Amplified sound; prohibit excessive noise in motor vehicles.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Appropriation; provide additional funding to Agricultural Unit of Alcorn State University.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.
Appropriation; IHL to support Saturday Science Academy at Alcorn State.