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SB2678 - Department of Archives and History; authorize schools to receive waiver of certain preservation requirements.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Bart Williams
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 39-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board Of Trustees Of The Department Of Archives And History May Grant A Waiver Of Any Requirements That The Board Has Adopted Regarding The Preservation Of Historic School Buildings Upon Official Request By A School District; To Provide That A School District May File A Waiver Request Of Any Such Regulation If A Waiver Is Needed To Make Essential Upgrades At The School; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2643 - Highways; dedicate a section of Highway 8 to William Forrest Winter.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Albert Butler, Juan Barnett
Last updated 7 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Designate The Segment Of Mississippi Highway 8 That Extends Through Grenada County, Mississippi, As The "william Winter Memorial Highway" In Memory Of The Late Former Governor William Forrest Winter; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2666 - Save Our Underfunded Local Schools (SOULS) Act; enact.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Save Our Underfunded Local Schools Act Or Souls Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Save Our Underfunded Local Schools Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Public Safety For The Purpose Of Ensuring School And School District Buildings Are Equipped With Safety And Security Upgrades, Including The Startup Costs Necessary For Each School District To Have A Public Safety Or Security Department; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Souls Act Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2665 - School districts; allow certain rural districts to exceed bonded indebtedness limit once.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-59-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any School District That Does Not Contain An Area Classified As An Urban Area By The United States Census Bureau To Issue Bonds In An Amount Exceeding The 15% Debt Limitation, But Not Exceeding An Amount Which, When Added To All Of The School District's Then Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness, Shall Result In The Imposition On Any Of The Property In Such District Of An Indebtedness For Such School Purposes Of More Than 25% Of The Assessed Value Of The Taxable Property In Such District; To Require The School Board To Adopt A Resolution And Provide Notice Of A Bond Election, In Which The Proposed Bond Issue Must Receive The Requisite Voter Approval; To Provide That Districts Exceeding Their Debt Limitation On The Basis Allowed In This Act May Do So One Time; 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
SB2669 - Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; enact.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Dyslexia Education Funding Act; To Define Terms; To Create The Mississippi Rural Schools Funding Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Providing Dyslexia Therapy To Aid Students With Dyslexia As Well As To Fund Dyslexia Therapists Or Support Staff In Schools; To Provide That Each School District Shall Receive A Minimum Amount Under The Grant Program; To Provide That The Remaining Funds In The Grant Program Shall Be Distributed Upon Application; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Administer The Grant Program; To Create The Dyslexia Education Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs Up To A Certain Amount; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2668 - School districts; require to implement mental health awareness into health education curriculum.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Require Public Schools To Include Instruction In Mental Illness And Mental Health In The Health Education Component Of The Comprehensive School Health Education Program; To Describe The Objectives Of The Mental Health Instruction; To Require In-service Training On Mental Illness For Licensed School Employees; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2667 - Educator preparation programs; require course in mental disturbance awareness and trauma-informed approaches.
Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Require Each Educator Preparation Program To Have A Course In Mental Disturbance Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2557 - Ground lease for solar installation at Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Stations; authorize.
Bart Williams, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 37-113-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning, Upon Recommendation Of The Director Of The Agricultural And Forestry Experimental Station At The Mississippi State University Of Agriculture And Applied Science Or The Dean Of The College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences At Alcorn State University, To Enter Into Contracts, Leases And Other Arrangements For Terms Not To Exceed 30 Years, With The Option For Two Ten-year Lease Extensions, With Any Persons Or Business Entity For The Development Of A Solar Installation At Any Branch Research Station Operated By The Mississippi Agricultural And Forestry Experimental Station Or The Alcorn State University College Of Agriculture Extension And Research Centers, As Applicable; To Set Certain Lease Requirements; To Provide That The State Shall Retain All Mineral Rights To The Real Property Leased Under The Act; To Provide Certain Contractual Provisions That Must Be Included In The Lease; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2804 - Appropriation; FY2025 to IHL for STEM related programs at Alcorn State University.
Albert Butler, Willie Simmons, Sarita M. Simmons
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Supporting Alcorn State University For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
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