On Record (43)
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An Act To Amend Section 23-17-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Legislature To Honor The Intent And Substance Of Ballot Initiatives Proposed By Citizens When Drafting An Alternative Initiative To Appear Concurrently On The Ballot; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 98 Located In Greene County, Mississippi, As The "michael Robbins Memorial Highway"; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 25-7-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Fee Schedules Charged For Publishing Documents In A Newspaper On Behalf Of A Public Body; To Amend Section 25-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fee Owed To A Publisher For Publication Of Each Advertisement Of Land For Sale For Taxes; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Multiplier Applicable To Students Enrolled In A Career And Technical Education Course; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 41-59-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Health Shall Equitably Divide Funds Appropriated From The Mississippi Burn Care Fund Among All Certified Health Centers; To Amend Section 7-9-70, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 73-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Dental Hygienist May Work Under General Supervision Of A Dentist In A Licensed Nursing Home, Institution For The Aged Or Infirm, Public Or Private Prison, Detention Center Or Correctional Facility If The Hygienist Meets Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Dental Hygienist Who Qualifies Under This …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-73-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The State Workforce Investment Board's List Of Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications To Ensure Reimbursement Funds Apply Only To Certain Priority Sectors; To Bring Forward Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Certain Grant Funds, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-126, 37-23-31, 37-23-33, 37-61-33, 37-151-207 And 37-159-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Statutory Language To Reflect The Current Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Multiplier Applicable To Students Enrolled In …
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Neutral
An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Receive Repayments On Approved Loans From The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; To Direct The Department Of Education To Provide The Department Of Finance And Administration With All Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program Terms Of Repayment And Balances Owed From School Districts; To Direct The Department Of …
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Neutral
An Act To Impose Conditions On A School Board's Authority To Regulate Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Expend Funds For Certain Purposes; To Provide For The Creation Of A Special Committee Consisting Of Three Members Of The State Board Of Education And Four Legislative Appointees To Study The Oversight And Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To …
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An Act To Amend Section 75-71-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Securities Investor Education Fund, Into Which Shall Be Deposited Monies Derived From Late Penalties On Certain Notice Filing Fees For Federal Covered Securities; To Provide That, At The End Of A Fiscal Year, 50% Of The Amount In The Special Fund Shall Lapse Into The State General …
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Neutral
An Act To Require That Each School District Report To The State Department Of Education Certain Information Related To Student Transfer Requests; To Require The Department Of Education To Adopt A Policy And System For Reporting And To Make The Information In The District Reports Available To Each District; To Bring Forward Sections 37-15-29, 37-15-31 And 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The State Sales Tax Retail Sales Of Food Or Drink For Human Consumption Eligible For Purchase With Food Stamps Issued By The United States Department Of Agriculture Or Other Federal Agency; To Clarify That This Exemption From The State Sales Tax Shall Not Affect A Sales Tax …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Sections 97-33-303 And 97-33-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Operators Of A Fantasy Contest Which Includes Set Benchmarks For Contestants To Pick Against Are Not In Violation Of The Mississippi Gambling Statutes; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-11-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That School District Test Security Plans For The Administration Of The Statewide Student Assessment Program Shall Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-31-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Payments Out Of State Appropriations To School Districts For Extended Contracts For Vocational Agriculture Education Services And Other Related Vocational Education Services Contributing To Economic Development Shall Be Available Only To Those High Schools Whose Teachers Of Vocational Programs Are Responsible For Certain Programs Of Instruction During …
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An Act To Amend Sections 37-17-6 And 37-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, During The School Board's First Year Fully Administering A School District After A Declaration Of A State Of Emergency Is Lifted Or The School Board Is Reconstituted, The Interim Superintendent Shall Continue To Serve Alongside Both The School Board And The School District's Newly Appointed …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-3-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Statewide Coordinator For Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (jrotc) Programs In The Public Schools Shall Hold A Position Comparable To An Education Program Administrator Or Supervisor; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Sections 37-57-104 And 37-57-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School Board To Obtain Approval From Its Levying Authority Before Publishing Notice Calling For An Election On The Question Of An Ad Valorem Tax Increase Over 4% For Schools; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Require Each Public School And Postsecondary Educational Institution To Display The Ten Commandments, The Mayflower Compact, The Declaration Of Independence, And Historical, Geographical And Cultural Facts About The State Of Mississippi In A Conspicuous Place In Each Educational Building It Uses And In Each Classroom In Each School Under Its Jurisdiction; To Provide A Historical Context Statement …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 5, Chapter 482, Laws Of 2019, As Amended By Section 5, Chapter 382, Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On Sections 37-69-1, 37-69-3, 37-69-5 And 37-69-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Energy Academy Act, Which Authorizes The Board Of Trustees Of The Vicksburg-warren School District And The Claiborne County Board …
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Neutral
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Incorporate Financial Literacy Components Within The Existing Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades 6-8 On Or Before The 2026-2027 School Year; To Require Successful Passage Of The Stand-alone One-half Carnegie Unit Personal Finance Course Or A Full Carnegie Unit Course Where At Least One-half Of The Course Standards Concern Financial …
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Neutral
An Act To Provide Certain Intervention And Implementation Strategies For Literacy Proficiency Among Students In Grades 4-8; To Define Terminology; To Require The State Department Of Education To Provide A System Of Support For School And District Instructional Leaders, Content-area Teachers, Literacy Coaches, Dyslexia Therapists, Interventionists, Tutors, And Other Identified Personnel To Ensure They Have The Knowledge And Skills To …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-7-1001, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Task The Standing Commission On School District Efficiency With Studying Need To Consolidate School Districts Throughout The State Of Mississippi; To Specify Certain Data On School Districts That Must Be Compiled In A Report On The Study To Be Submitted To The Legislature And The Governor By November 30, …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-21-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Exemption Of Charter School Teachers From The Section's Educational Qualification Requirements To Those Teachers Employed In Programs Not Receiving Grant Funding From The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 51-15-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Pat Harrison Waterway District To Offer Discounts To Active-duty, Reserve, National Guard, As Well As Veteran Members Of The United States Armed Forces For The Use Of District Parks, Campgrounds, Facilities And Recreational Areas; To Provide Flexibility To The District In Setting The Rates And Terms Of …
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An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-126, 37-23-31, 37-23-33, 37-61-33, 37-151-207 And 37-159-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Statutory Language To Reflect The Current Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Increase The Weight And Multiplier For Gifted Education; To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School Board May Provide Transportation For A Student Living Less Than One Mile From The School When A Demonstrable Danger Exists To The Safety Of The Child Walking To School; To Amend Section 37-41-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, And To Provide That Temporary Or …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "dyslexia" For Purposes Of The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Career And Technical Education Incentive Grants To Be Used For Purchasing Needed Equipment For Programs That Lead To Qualifying Industry Certifications; To Amend Section 37-153-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Repeal Date On The Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training And Education Consolidation Act Of 2004; To Bring …
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An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-5, 37-28-7, 37-28-9, 37-28-11, 37-28-13, 37-28-15, 37-28-17, 37-28-19, 37-28-21, 37-28-23, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-29, 37-28-31, 37-28-33, 37-28-35, 37-28-37, 37-28-39, 37-28-41, 37-28-43, 37-28-45, 37-28-47, 37-28-49, 37-28-51, 37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-28-57, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-80, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87, 37-13-89, 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reform The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; To Form The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement And Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education, By Consolidating The Office Of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement With The Office Of Dropout Prevention, Where It …
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An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules Requiring All School Boards To Evaluate Certain Cost And Performance Metrics When Acquiring Technology, Computer Hardware, And Software; To Require Each Governing Board Of A School District Or Charter School To Submit An Annual Report To The State Board Of Education Regarding The Operation, Repair Needs, And Repair …
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Neutral
An Act To Provide That A School District Accepting A Transfer Student Under Section 37-15-31 From A District Rated In The Last Two Consecutive School Years As An "f" Under The State Department Of Education's Accountability Model Shall Receive From The Department The Difference Between The Total Funding Formula Amount For Each Public School Student And The Average Per-pupil Cost …
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Neutral
An Act To Amend Section 63-2-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Criminal Fine For Failure To Wear A Seatbelt; To Divert The Monies Received From Such Fines To Certain Funds To Be Disbursed Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature For Education And Information Programs; To Amend Section 63-7-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Criminal Fine For …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Surgical Treatment Of The Ankle And Governing Structures And Tissue When The Podiatrist Has Met Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Ankle Surgery Only In An Accredited Hospital Licensed In The State; To Set Certain Limitations On The …
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An Act To Amend Sections 31-7-9 And 37-61-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Deadline, From August 1 To July 15, For The Issuance Of Procurement Cards Or Credentials For A Digital Solution To Teachers And Necessary Support Personnel At The Beginning Of The School Year For The Purchase Of Instructional Supplies Using Educational Enhancement Funds; And For Related …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower All School Boards Of All School Districts To Vote To Provide School Board Members And Their Eligible Dependents With Health Insurance, Provided That Such Insurance Is Paid For With Local Funds And Not State Funds; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Enact The Tim Tebow Act To Authorize Homeschooled Students To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities Sponsored By Or Engaged In By The Public School To Which The Student Would Be Assigned According To District School Board Attendance Policies; To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Students; To Provide That Transportation Of The Student To The Public School Shall …
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An Act To Require Each Public School District, Public Charter School And Agricultural High School, And Certain State High Schools, To Adopt And Send To The State Department Of Education, No Later Than January 1, 2027, A Specific Policy Banning The Possession, Or Restricting The Use, Of Cell Phones By Students During Class Or While Under The Supervision And Control …
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An Act To Amend Sections 47-5-138 And 47-7-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Incarcerated Felon May Have His Or Her Parole Eligibility Date Reduced By The State Parole Board By The Number Of Days Equal To The Offender's Earned-time Allowance Program; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The School Board Of The School District Of A Child's Residence Consent To The Release Of The Student For Transfer To Another District; To Require That The Transferee School Board Approve Or Refuse The Transfer Of A Student At The Next Regular Meeting Of The …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For An Increase To The Minimum Teacher Salary Scale; To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No School District Shall Reduce The Local Supplement Or Pay An Individual Assistant Teacher Less Than The State Minimum Salary In A Year In Which The State Minimum …