Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Barbara Blackmon
Sponsored
In committee52
General Education Development (GED) instruction program; student may request additional time to complete.
Mental Health Summit; establish.
Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; create.
"Mississippi Save Our Children Act"; create.
Law enforcement officers; develop mental health training standards for.
Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
Eleventh-Grade students; require to take adult basic education High School Equivalency Diploma test.
College- and Career-Readiness Planning Program; create.
Expunction; revise which offenses are eligible.
Wards; court may order disbursement of funds under certain circumstances.
Wards; court may waive annual accounting under certain circumstances.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts.
Motion picture tax incentives; approve applications for certain rebates under the MS Motion Picture Incentive Act.
Department of Corrections; provide certain educational programs for adult offenders.
Sales tax; increase the diversion to cities.
Elections; authorize early voting.
SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
Expert citizen teacher certification; expand qualifications.
First Grade; allow any child who turns six during calendar year to start at the beginning of school year.
School attendance; require for children who cannot score a 21 or higher on ACT.
Prekindergarten programs; commit funding for.
Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Driver's license examining station; open satellite office in Canton, MS.
Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurse to teach.
TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients to participate in programs about birth control.
School district accreditation rating model; direct MDE to implement differential ratings which emphasize local economy.
Determination of cost of adequate education program; define student "average daily membership" (ADM) for purpose of formula.
Public assistance; require fathers of children receiving to participate in DHS Responsible Fatherhood Initiative program.
Home economics; require to be taught in "D" and "F" rated school districts.
Referendum; authorize to determine voter preferences regarding tax increase for infrastructure improvements.
Sentencing; court may consider mental health issues.
Conviction; clarify subsequent for certain crimes and post-conviction relief.
Delinquency of a minor; provide that those who cause minors to sell drugs or join gangs contribute to.
Mississippi Critical Access Hospital Grant Program; establish.
Hospital assessments for Medicaid and Disproportionate Share program; exempt community hospitals.
Task force to address the disparity of African-American males in the judicial system; create.
Writing curriculum; require SBE to establish.
Prior authorization for emergency room services or hospital admission; prohibit Division of Medicaid from requiring.
Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) TANF grants; require minimum spending levels.
School district consolidation; require review after 3 years and allow reconstitution of old district if no improvement.
Tuition and cost responsibility for dual credit programs; local school district may expend funds.
Lower-level offenders; encourage diversion of certain.
Child Care for Working Families Study Committee; establish.
Any nursing home bed held in abeyance may be transferred to another nursing home based on need; authorize.
Child support; revise guidelines.
Child support; give chancellors discretion to review and determine increase according to financial ability of parties.
Presidential candidates; must release copy of income tax returns to have names placed on the ballot.
Mississippi State Hospital Chemical Dependency Unit for male clients at Whitfield; direct Department of Mental Health to reopen.
Homestead exemption; if Jan. 7 deadline for filing application falls on a weekend or holiday, deadline is next business day.
State Bond Commission; powers in connection with the issuance of state bonds are limited to certain administrative functions.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist Canton in the construction of a convention center.
Motor vehicle license tags; motor vehicle manufacturers may issue for vehicles leased to employees under an employee incentive plan.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Group health insurance plan coverage for prescription drugs; authorize medication synchronization for beneficiaries.
In committee · 2
Appropriation FY2019; continue funding Ayers Settlement Agreement.
College and Work Readiness Program between certain IHL universities and low-performing schools; establish.