Mississippi House Bill 1268 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Special Esa Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Funding Education Scholarship Accounts; To Provide That Payments To The Special Esa Fund Shall Be Considered Add-on Program Costs Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; To Require The State Department Of Education To Calculate The Annual Cost Of New Education Scholarship Accounts And To Require The Department To Include The Cost In Its Annual Maep Budget Request; To Amend Section 37-181-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Students Who Participate In The Esa Program Are Parental Placements Under Idea; To Amend Section 37-151-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Education Scholarship Accounts Program Under The Definition Of The Term "add-on Program Costs"; To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Payments To The Special Esa Fund In The Calculations Of The Total Maep Cost; To Amend Sections 37-151-101 And 37-151-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Payment Of Funds To The Special Esa Fund; To Bring Forward Sections 37-181-1 Through 37-181-5 And 37-181-11 Through 37-181-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Remaining Sections Of The Equal Opportunity For Students With Special Needs Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Education Scholarship Accounts; fund as add-on program cost under MAEP.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1268.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1268IN.htm