Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Kelvin Buck
Sponsored
Became law1
Benton County; extend repealer on authority to contribute funds to United Community Action Agency, Inc.
Out of committee2
State institutions of higher learning; authorize IHL Board to sell real property.
Mississippi Community and Junior College Transfer Grant Program; create.
In committee1
IHL Endowment Partnership Trust fund; create for endowing facility positions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Mississippi Highway 737; delete from state highway system.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Highway 393, Winston County; designate as "Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
Assistant teachers; require SDE to study the possibility of implementing career ladder opportunity program.
High school Redesign Pilot Program; phase in additional sites through 2013-2014 school year.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to New Hope Village.
Prentiss, Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Tishomingo Counties; extend repealer on authority to contribute to NE MS Comm. Services.
Passed the House · 6
Task force to study underperforming schools and school districts; create.
Mentor teachers; require in all schools and pay supplement for services to beginning teachers.
School boards; require extra training for members if district has failing schools or financial condition.
Education Enhancement Fund; divert portion of classroom supply funds to State School Building Fund.
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to Headstart.
Out of committee · 3
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
Teachers; increase base salary scale and extend annual increments to 30 years.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 24
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain food.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State University.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to contract with service provider for long-term residential substance abuse treatment.
Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Unemployment benefits; authorize hourly school employees to be paid for months between school years.
Department of Juvenile Justice; create.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Judges; provide an additional judge for Twenty-second Circuit Court District.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
Special children; authorize accredited auditory-oral programs to provide educational programs for.
Assistant teachers; include under Education Employment Procedures Law.
Child support; require forgiveness or arrears obligation when DNA disproves paternity.
Matching funds requirements for grants; place limits on amount cities and towns must provide when applying for grants.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.
Witness fees; revise amount.
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.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.
Sales tax; exempt sales of hybrid electric vehicles.