MS HB1101 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on April 3 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Create The Mississippi Upstart Project To Serve As A Home-based Educational Technology Program To Develop School Readiness Skills In Preschool Children; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Contract With A Not-for-profit Organization For Purposes Of Delivering The Program To Preschool Children; To Prescribe The Responsibilities And Duties Of The Provider For The Administration Of The Program; To Require That The Contract Provide For One Year Of Funding For The Program With An Option To Extend The Contract For Additional Years Or Expand The Program To A Greater Number Of Preschool Children; To Authorize A Local School District To Participate In Mississippi Upstart If The Local School Board Agrees To Work In Cooperation With The Contractor; To Authorize Family Participation In The Program And To Prescribe The Manner Of Soliciting Family Participation; To Authorize The State Board Of Education Or Participating Local School District To Purchase Certain Equipment And Services To Be Used In The Program; To Require An Annual Audit Of The Contractor's Use Of Funds For Mississippi Upstart; To Require The State Board Of Education To Make An Annual Legislative Report Before November 30 Each Year; To Provide That No State General Funds May Be Used To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Mississippi Upstart Project; create home-based educational program to develop school readiness in preschoolers.

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Roll Calls

2012-03-14 - House - House Passed (Y: 106 N: 11 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-04-03 Died In Committee
2012-03-20 Referred To Education;Appropriations
2012-03-15 Transmitted To Senate
2012-03-14 Passed
2012-03-13 Read the Third Time
2012-03-02 Title Suff Do Pass
2012-02-20 Referred To Education

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