SB2691 - Open enrollment; allow school district transfer if transferee board accepts, guarantee for active duty military children.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dennis L. DeBar
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Child May Be Lawfully Transferred From The School District Of His Residence To A School In Another School District Upon A Petition Of A Parent Or Guardian If The District To Which The Child Is Attempting To Transfer Consents; To Require Such Consent To Be In Writing And Spread Upon The Minutes Of Such Board; To Establish That The School Board Of The School District In Which The Child Has Been Enrolled Or Is Qualified To Be Enrolled As A Student May Not Prevent Or Prohibit A Request To Transfer To Another District; To Set Certain Timelines Required Of School Boards For The Transfer Of Such Students; To Provide That No Child Shall Be Required To Be Transported In Excess Of 30 Miles On A School Bus From His Or Her Home To School, Or In Excess Of 30 Miles From School To His Or Her Home, If There Is Another School In An Adjacent School District Located On A Shorter School Bus Transportation Route By The Nearest Traveled Road; To Provide That Any School District Which Accepts A Child Under This Act Shall Not Assess Any Tuition Fees Upon Such Transferring Child; To Provide That Children With Parents Or Guardians Who Are Active Members Of The United States Armed Forces May, At The Discretion Of Their Parent(s) Or Legal Guardian(s), Enroll And Attend The School District Of Their Parent's Or Legal Guardian's Choosing, Regardless Of The Residence Of The Child, Provided The School Or Schools Are Located In The School District Where The Student Resides Or In An Adjacent School District; To Provide That The Sibling(s) Of Any Child Lawfully Transferred In Accordance With This Act, May Also, At The Discretion Of Their Parent(s) Or Legal Guardian(s), Enroll And Attend School In The Transferee School District, Subject To The Provisions Of This Act; To Set Certain Provisions Related To Athletic Eligibility For Students Who Transfer In Accordance With This Act; To Repeal Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Enrollment Or Attendance Location Of Students In Their Respective School Districts; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2562 - Tim Tebow Act; allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activity within their school district.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dennis L. DeBar
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
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 Be The Responsibility Of The Parent, Guardian Or Student; To Prohibit A Public School From Discriminating Against Such Student In The Selection Of Interscholastic Extracurricular Team Members; To Provide That Such Participation Shall Be Considered A Privilege And Not A Right And That Nothing In The Act Shall Be Interpreted To Create A Cause Of Action; To Create The "homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund" As A Special Fund Within The Department Of Education; To Provide That Districts May Receive $2,250.00 Per Homeschool Student That Participated In Extracurricular Activities In The Prior Year; To Require The Department To Report Disbursements To The Office Of The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2537 - Justice court; revise jurisdiction and filing fees.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 9-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Jurisdiction Of Justice Court; To Amend Section 25-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Filing Fees For Justice Court; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2227 - Bonds; authorize issuance for Sharkey County and Town of Rolling Fork to assist in paying various disaster recovery costs.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Sharkey County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With Various Disaster Recovery Projects; To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With Various Disaster Recovery Projects; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2057 - Elections; authorize online voter registration and preelection day voting.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
David Blount
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Electors To Submit Voter Registration Applications Through A Secure Internet Website Established By The Secretary Of State; To Establish The Procedure By Which The County Registrar Shall Process Online Applications; To Amend Sections 23-15-35, 23-15-37, 23-15-39, 23-15-41 And 23-15-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Authorize A Qualified Elector To Vote Not More Than 21 Days Nor Less Than Two Days Before The Date Of An Election; To Provide That Preelection Voting May Be Conducted In The Registrar's Office; To Require A Person Who Desires To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period To Appear At The Registrar's Office And To Provide That After Signing The Receipt Book Such Person Shall Be Entitled To Vote At The Registrar's Office In The Same Manner As He Would At His Voting Precinct On The Day Of The Election; To Provide That The Election Laws That Govern Procedures For A Person Who Appears To Vote On The Day Of Election Shall Apply When A Person Appears To Vote During The Preelection Day Voting Period; To Provide That All Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Final; To Provide That The Votes Cast During The Preelection Day Voting Period Shall Be Announced Simultaneously With The Vote Cast On Election Day; To Provide That Each Candidate Shall Have The Right To Be Present At The Registrar's Office And To Challenge The Qualifications Of Any Person Offering To Preelection Vote In The Same Manner As Provided By Law At The Polling Place On The Day Of The Election; To Require The Secretary Of State To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate Preelection Day Voting; To Amend Section 23-15-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 23-15-627, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Categories Of Voters Who May Cast An Absentee Ballot; To Amend Section 23-15-637, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Absentee Ballots Must Be Received By The Registrar By A Certain Time On The Day Before The Election; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2476 - Tax credits for qualified charitable and qualified foster care charitable organizations; delete repealer on.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Josh Harkins
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Separate Income Tax Credits For Voluntary Cash Contributions To Qualifying Charitable Organizations And Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organizations, To Delete The Repealer On That Section Of Law; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2265 - Chancery court; provide additional chancellor for 15th Chancery Court District.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jason Barrett
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 9-5-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Additional Chancellor For The Fifteenth Chancery Court District; To Specify A Qualification Deadline For Candidates; To Provide That The Initial Term Of Office Shall Begin On A Certain Date; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2438 - School enrollment; criminalize the enrollment without establishing domicile.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Willful Enrollment Of A Child Without Establishing Domicile Within The State And District; To Provide Penalties; To Require The Department To Expel The Child Whose Enrollment Was The Basis Of The Conviction; To Require The Department, School District Or Any School Employee To Inform The Proper Law Enforcement Authority Of Violations Of This Provision; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2503 - "Property Cleanup Revolving Fund"; establish funded by state bonds.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chad Mcmahan
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The "property Cleanup Revolving Fund" To Assist Municipalities With The Clean Up Of Properties That Have Been Determined To Be A Menace To The Public Health, Safety And Welfare Of The Community In Accordance With Section 21-19-11 Or Court; To Authorize The Creation Of A Grant Program And A Revolving Loan Program Administered By The Mississippi Home Corporation For Such Property Cleanup By The Municipality; To Authorize Municipalities To Enter Into Agreements And Take Such Actions Necessary To Participate In The Grant Program And Loan Program; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2338 - Public schools; require a brief period of quiet reflection at the opening of school every day.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact The "period Of Quiet Reflection Act"; To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Each Public School Classroom, The Local School Governing Board Shall Require A Brief Period Of Quiet Reflection For Not More Than 60 Seconds At The Opening Of Every School Day; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2114 - Bonds; authorize issuance for Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc., health care facility renovations in Isola.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Joseph C. Thomas
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Community Health And Wellness Center, Inc., In Paying The Costs Associated With The Repair And Renovation Of Its Health Care Facility In Isola, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2086 - Reckless endangerment; create crime of.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Crime Of Reckless Endangerment; To Provide That Such Crime Shall Be A Misdemeanor; To Provide Certain Enhancements Under Which Such Crime Shall Be A Felony; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2120 - Abuse and neglect of a child; make certain amendments to procedure.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Brice Wiggins
Last updated 10 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Chancery Court To Proceed With Child Abuse Charges Raised For The First Time In An Existing Custody Determination Without Invoking Its Authority To Function As A Youth Court; To Require Such Proceedings To Be Confidential In The Same Manner As Provided In Youth Court Proceedings Pursuant To The Uniform Rules Of Youth Court Practice; To Amend Section 43-21-261, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Records Involving Children Shall Be Disclosed To Chancery Court Guardian Ad Litem To The Child; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR97 - Commend Alexei Orohovsky of Hattiesburg for winning Gold Medal at USA International Ballet Competition.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris Johnson, Dennis L. DeBar, Tyler McCaughn
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating Alexei Orohovsky Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, For Winning A Gold Medal In The 12th Usa International Ballet Competition Held In Jackson.
STATUS
Passed
SB2799 - Public official appointments; revise terms of office and appointment procedures on certain state boards, districts and agencies.
Mississippi - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Daniel H. Sparks
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Relating To Appointments To State Boards And Commissions And Agency Director Positions By Public Officials Which Require Senate Confirmation; To Amend Sections 7-1-35, 73-4-7, 73-4-11, 37-155-7, 37-4-3, 49-2-4, 49-2-5, 41-4-3, 41-4-7, 73-19-7, 73-19-9, 73-35-5, 35-7-7, 49-4-4, 49-4-6, 47-5-8, 25-4-5 And 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedures And Terms Of Office For The Appointments Of Members To Certain State Boards, Agencies, And Other Government Entities And Authorities Which Require Senate Confirmation; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
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