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SB2332 - MAEP; revise funding formula.
Dennis L. DeBar, Michael W. McLendon, David Blount
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Adequate Education Program Funding Formula To Provide That For Each Fiscal Year Between The Recalculation Of The Base Student Cost, The Base Student Cost Shall Be Increased By An Amount Equal To 25% Of The Base Student Cost For The Previous Fiscal Year, Multiplied By The 20-year Average Annual Rate Of Inflation Rounded Up To The Nearest Tenth Of A Percent For The State Of Mississippi As Determined By The State Economist, Plus Any Adjustments For Additional State Requirements Such As, But Not Limited To, Teacher Pay Raises And Health Insurance Premium Increases; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Certify To Each School District That 28 Mills, Less The Estimated Amount Of The Yield Of The School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund Grants As Determined By The State Department Of Education, Shall Be The Millage Rate Required To Provide The District Required Local Effort For That Year, Or 29.5% Of The Basic Adequate Education Program Cost For Such School District, Whichever Is A Lesser Amount; To Require 90% Of State Contributions To The Adequate Education Program Funds Be Spent On Teacher Salaries, Classroom Resources, Add-on Program Costs And Expenses Other Than Salaries For Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Principals, And Assistant Principals, Or Equivalent Heads Of District Or School In Charter Schools; To Provide That If Any Charter Student Returns To The School District In Which The Public Charter School Is Located, The Charter School Shall Return A Prorated Share Of Adequate Education Program Payments For The Student; To Provide That The Methodology For The Required State Effort In Support Of The Adequate Education Program Shall Be Determined By Subtracting The Sum Of The Required Local Tax Effort And The Other Local Revenue Sources In An Amount Not To Exceed 29.5% Of The Total Projected Adequate Education Program Cost From The Total Projected Adequate Education Program Cost; To Delete Certain Outdated Language; To Provide That In Fiscal Year 2025, Subject To Appropriations, No School District Shall Receive Less Than A District Received In Said State Contribution In Fiscal Year 2024; To Amend Section 37-57-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2685 - Retired teachers; authorize to receive PERS benefits and work full-time in certain critical shortage areas.
David Parker, Bart Williams, Robert Jackson
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3145 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to expand art education statewide.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Robin Robinson, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of Expanding Art Education Statewide For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3147 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to City of Jackson for Thalia Mara renovations and improvements to ensure ADA compliance.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Robin Robinson, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Jackson, Mississippi, For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses And Costs Associated With Renovations And Improvements To Thalia Mara Hall To Ensure Ada Compliance For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2226 - Israel Support Act of 2019; extend repealer on.
Josh Harkins, Robin Robinson, Kathy L. Chism
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 27-117-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Repeal Date Of The Israel Support Act Of 2019; To Amend Section 27-117-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical Corrections To Numbering; To Bring Forward Sections 27-117-1, 27-117-3, 27-117-7, 27-117-9, 27-117-11 And 27-117-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Which Constitute The Israel Support Act Of 2019, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 27-105-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Funds The State Treasurer May Invest In Bonds Issued, Assumed Or Guaranteed By The Country Of Israel Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2753 - SAFER Act; enact.
Josh Harkins, Jeremy England, Jason Barrett
Last updated 5 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create New Section 29-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "safer Act" To Regulate Governmental Buildings; To Create New Section 29-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Legislative Findings For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create New Section 29-18-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Public Education Buildings To Have Exclusive Male And/or Female Restrooms Or Single-sex Or Family Use Restrooms At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Changing Facilities To Be Exclusive Male And/or Female Or Single-sex Or Family-use At A Minimum; To Create New Section 29-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Single-sex Social Sororities And Fraternities To Comply With The Definitions Of This Act To Designate Housing; To Create New Section 29-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Restroom, Changing Facility Or Educational Housing Space; To Create New Section 29-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Create New Section 29-18-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Regarding The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Section 1-3-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "female," "male" And "sex"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR48 - Commend Olive Branch High School "Conquistadors" Boys Basketball Team for winning the Class 6A State Title.
Kevin Blackwell, Michael W. McLendon, David Parker
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commending And Congratulating The Olive Branch High School "conquistadors" (quistors) Boys Basketball Team And Head Coach Eric Rombaugh For Winning The Mhsaa Class 6a State Championship.
STATUS
Passed
SB2601 - Utility Service; prevent government restrictions based on energy source required.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Joel Carter, Albert Butler
Last updated 6 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Define The Terms "governmental Entity", "utility Service" And "appliance"; To Prohibit A Governmental Entity From Enacting Or Enforcing Any Resolution, Ordinance, Regulation, Rule, Code, Or Policy To Take Any Action That Restricts Or Prohibits, Or Has The Effect Of Restricting Or Prohibiting, Any Person Or Entity From Using Any Appliance Based On The Type Of Utility Service Required To Operate The Appliance; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-3 And 77-3-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Regulation Of Public Utilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2580 - In-person early voting; allow.
Jeremy England, Rod Hickman, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The In-person Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The In-person Early Voting Period Shall Begin 15 Days Before The Election And Continue Until Noon On The Saturday Immediately Preceding The Election; To Provide That In-person Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For In-person Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide Extended Hours To Vote During The Last Full Week Preceding An Election; To Provide That Notice Of In-person Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The In-person Early Voting Period; To Prohibit Voting Via Ballot Harvesting, Ballot Drop Boxes Or With Mail-in Or Absentee Ballots For Reasons Or Instances Other Than What Is Allowed By The Mississippi Election Code; To Amend Sections 23-15-625, 23-15-627, 23-15-631, 23-15-637, 23-15-713, 23-15-715 And 23-15-719, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2607 - School enrollment; criminalize enrollment without establishing domicile within the school district.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 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
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