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SB2978 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Hinds County for infrastructure projects in the Town of Utica.
Albert Butler, Sollie B. Norwood, Hillman Terome Frazier
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To Hinds County For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Associated With Designing And Constructing And/or Renovating Senior Citizens Housing, A Multipurpose Building And Home Improvements Through The Department Of Rehabilitation Services In The Town Of Utica For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2928 - Bonds; authorize issuance to Claiborne County to assist in paying costs of various capital improvement projects.
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 Assist The Board Of Supervisors Of Claiborne County, Mississippi, In Paying The Costs Associated With Various Capital Improvement Projects; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3064 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to MDOT for Town of Gunnison for a walking trail.
Derrick T. Simmons, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Mississippi Department Of Transportation For The Town Of Gunnison For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With The Construction Of A Lighted, Asphalt Walking Trail For Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3073 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Bolivar County for the Terrene Landing River Boat Park dock expansion project.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To Bolivar County For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To The Terrene Landing River Boat Park Dock Expansion Project For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB3079 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to Town of Sunflower for certain infrastructure projects and expenditures.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Town Of Sunflower For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Certain Infrastructure Projects And Expenditures For Fiscal Year 2025; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB3072 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art to defray public program costs.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Jeremy England, Scott DeLano
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Walter Anderson Museum Of Art For The Purpose Of Defraying Costs Associated With Public Programs For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
SB2332 - MAEP; revise funding formula.
Dennis L. DeBar, Michael W. McLendon, David Blount
Last updated 6 months ago
8 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 7 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
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
SB2997 - General Fund; FY2025 appropriation to the City of Cleveland for North Industrial Site Flood Mitigation Project at municipal airport.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The City Of Cleveland For The Purpose Of Defraying Expenses Related To The North Industrial Site Flood Mitigation Project At The Municipal Airport For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
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