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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 8 months ago
16 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
SB2681 - Certified Academic Language Therapists; allow to help instruct students with dyslexia in schools.
Jeremy England, Scott DeLano, Nicole Akins Boyd
Last updated 7 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program By Making Certified Academic Language Therapists (calt) Eligible To Be Employed By School Districts To Provide Dyslexia Services; To Require The Department Of Education To Issue Licenses To Individuals Through Reciprocity If The Individual Meets Certain Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2487 - The Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; bring forward provision related to.
Scott DeLano, Jason Barrett, Andy Berry
Last updated 6 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 45-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Payment To Covered Individuals From The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; To Delete The Provision Of Law That Authorizes Payment To A Covered Individual's Estate Where A Beneficiary Is Not Designated And There Is No Surviving Child, Spouse Or Parent; To Authorize The Payment Of Funeral Expenses Of A Covered Individual Not To Exceed A Certain Amount; To Provide That A Minimum Balance Shall Be Maintained In The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; To Direct The State Treasurer To Transfer Funds In Excess Of This Minimum Balance From The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund To The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Trust Fund; To Create The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Trust Fund In The State Treasury; To Establish The Law Enforcement Officers And Fire Fighters Training And Equipment Grant Program In The Department Of Public Safety; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Department Of Public Safety And The State Fire Marshall, Upon Agreement, To Award Grants For Enhanced Training Or Safety Equipment For Covered Individuals; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2142 - Designate American Quarter Horse as the Official State Horse and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle as Official Sea Turtle of Mississippi.
Rod Hickman, Neil S. Whaley, Jennifer B. Branning
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The American Quarter Horse As The "official State Horse Of The State Of Mississippi"; To Designate The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle As The "official Sea Turtle Of The State Of Mississippi"; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB3003 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to MDE for the Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Grant Program.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Jeremy England
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Grant Program For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2998 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to DPS for the Save Our Underfunded Local Schools Grant Program.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Department Of Public Safety For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of The Save Our Underfunded Local Schools Grant Program For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3000 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation for construction of a facility.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Albert Butler
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To The Construction Of A Facility For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2999 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Mississippi Delta Community College for certain projects and programs.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, David Jordan
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Delta Community College For The Purpose Of Defraying The Costs Of Certain Projects And Programs For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2995 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Coahoma Community College Radio Station for equipment.
Robert Jackson, Reginald Jackson, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Coahoma Community College Radio Station For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Associated With The Purchase Of Equipment And Furnishings For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2927 - Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Pay The Costs Associated With Repairs And Renovations For Ada Compliance For Buildings And Facilities At Alcorn State University; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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