Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, Senate.
Gray Tollison
Sponsored
Became law4
Emergency Medical Technicians; authorize to transport police dogs injured in the line of duty.
Free port warehouse; revise property stored in that is eligible for exemption from ad valorem tax.
Mississippi Virtual Public School Program; provider chosen by districts under Mississippi Online Course Application Process.
City of Oxford; governing authorities may authorize the use of golf carts in certain areas of the city.
Out of committee2
Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program; revise.
Lafayette County; authorize the creation of the Lafayette County Utility Authority.
In committee21
School district cap on budget expenditures for administrative costs; revise.
Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies; authorize for federally funded teachers.
Health insurance coverage for mental illness; add coverage parity reporting requirements.
Health insurance coverage for autism therapy services; remove age limitation.
Mandatory K-12 computer science curriculum and computer coding; State Department of Education shall implement.
Disabilities; authorize designation of certain on driver's licenses or I.D. cards.
Third Circuit Court District; revise residency requirement.
Antlered deer; all of bag limit for hunters 75 or older may be any antlered deer.
State employees; allow medical leave without use of personal leave when dependent is dismissed from school sick.
Public contracts; give preference to resident bidders.
Official Mississippi State Songs; designate Official Traditional Country Song and Official Traditional Blues Song.
Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP and MHSPRS.
Public school accountability standards; direct State Department of Education to revise certain process standards.
Student assessment testing; revise provisions relating to achievement levels.
Determination of cost of adequate education program; define student "average daily membership" (ADM) for purpose of formula.
Death affecting the public interest; increase autopsy fee.
Mississippi compulsory school attendance; revise reporting and clarify student participation in authorized school activities.
DFA escalation authority; applicable to certain grants from a nonprofit entity to the State Department of Education.
School district consolidation; require in Perry County.
Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program; applicants may come from any school district in the state with repayment option.
Mississippi Dyslexia Education Forgivable Loan Program; clarify repayment and conversion terms.