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]
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.
Title
Mississippi Upstart Project; create home-based educational program to develop school readiness in preschoolers.
Sponsors
| Rep. Kevin McGee [R] |
Roll Calls
2012-03-14 - House - House Passed (Y: 106 N: 11 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
