Mississippi House Bill 420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-175-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Used Under The Mississippi Speech-language Therapy Scholarship For Students With Speech-language Impairments Program; To Amend Section 37-175-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Limitation On Scholarships Under The Program To Students In Kindergarten Through Grade Six; To Amend Section 37-175-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Procedure By Which A Parent Of An Eligible Student Requests A Scholarship From The State Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-175-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Criteria That Render A Student Ineligible For A Scholarship; To Amend Section 37-175-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Parental Obligations Of Students Receiving A Scholarship To Attend A Nonpublic Speech-language Therapy And Intervention School; To Amend Section 37-175-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Decrease The Maximum Amount Of A Scholarship Under The Program And To Revise The Manner In Which Payments Are Made By The State Department Of Education To Participating Nonpublic Schools; To Amend Section 37-175-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of A Parent To Opt Out Of The Mandatory Screening For Speech Disorders Provided By A School District; To Amend Sections 37-175-17 And 37-175-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-175-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires A School District To Make An Initial Determination Of Whether A Student Has An Eligibility Ruling Of Speech-language Impairment Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act; And For Related Purposes.

MS Speech-language Therapy Scholarship Program; revise various provisions.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-03	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0420.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0420IN.htm