MS HB1031 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
May 9 2012 - Due From Governor 05/26/12
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Establish The Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Provide For Student Eligibility Requirements For Receipt Of A Scholarship And Restricting Eligibility Therefor; To Provide For The Term Of The Scholarship; To Stipulate The Obligations Of Parents Or Legal Guardians, Students And Schools And School Districts; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Department Of Education And The State Board Of Education Regarding The Administration Of The Scholarship Program; To Provide The Department Of Education With The Authority To Verify The Eligibility Of Nonpublic Schools And To Establish The Process For Notifications Of Violations; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Deny, Suspend Or Revoke A School's Participation In The Scholarship Program And The Procedures Taken With Respect Therefor; To Require That All Compulsory-school-age Children Be Screened For Dyslexia During The Period Between The Spring Of Kindergarten And The Fall Of Grade 1 And Other Appropriate Times As Deemed Necessary In The Public Schools Of This State; To Establish The Procedures To Be Followed In Screening And Evaluation Of Students For Dyslexia And Related Disorders And Prescribing Who Shall Administer The Screening And Evaluation; To Require That School Diagnosticians Receive Additional Training In The Evaluation And Diagnosis Of Dyslexia; To Require That Students Receive Comprehensive Academic Evaluations By Trained Diagnosticians In The Diagnosis Of Dyslexia If Screening Indicates Risk Of Dyslexia; To Require The Department Of Education To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature Summarizing Student Performance, Student Assessments, Funding And Any Recommended Changes; To Prescribe Appropriate Dyslexia Qualifications For Administrative And Instructional Personnel; To Require The State Department Of Education To Serve As The Local Educational Agency For Those Schools; To Require The State To Pay Directly To The School Any Federal Or State Aid Attributable To A Student With A Disability Attending The School; To Require The School To Comply With The Annual Audit And Budget Submission Requirements Prescribed By Law In Title 37, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.
Title
MS Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program; create to provide dyslexic students with school choice.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-05-02 - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-01 - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 116 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-04 - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-15 - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-01 - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 116 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-04 - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-15 - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-09 | Due From Governor 05/26/12 | |
| 2012-05-09 | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 2012-05-08 | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 2012-05-02 | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 2012-05-01 | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 2012-04-30 | Conference Report Filed | |
| 2012-04-30 | Conference Report Filed | |
| 2012-04-25 | Conferees Named Tollison,Collins,Hudson | |
| 2012-04-25 | Conferees Named Moore,Byrd,Barker | |
| 2012-04-13 | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 2012-04-05 | Returned For Concurrence | |
| 2012-04-04 | Passed As Amended | |
| 2012-04-04 | Amended | |
| 2012-04-03 | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 2012-03-29 | DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP | |
| 2012-03-22 | Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2012-03-19 | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 2012-03-15 | Passed | |
| 2012-03-15 | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 2012-03-13 | Read the Third Time | |
| 2012-03-06 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 2012-03-06 | DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED | |
| 2012-03-02 | DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP | |
| 2012-02-20 | Referred To Education;Appropriations |
