MS HB613 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education And The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Establish And Implement A Program Known As The "dream Makers Program" For Public School Students In Grades 7 And 8; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Program Will Be To Stimulate Interest In Science, Mathematics And Health Care Professions; To Require That That The Program Be Conducted As An After-school Program; To Require The Program To Be A Two-year Course Of Study; To Prohibit The Inclusion Of Any Student In The Program Before A Certain Period; To Prescribe The Eligibility Requirements For Participation In The Program; To Prescribe The Components To Be Included In The Program; To Prescribe Attendance Requirements For Participants In The Program; To Require Local School Districts To Designate A Program Advisor Responsible For Performing The Necessary Services To Facilitate The Execution Of Certain Goals, Objectives And Activities Of The Program; To Require Local School Districts To Designate A Regional Coordinator For The District To Assist The Advisor In Meeting Those Goals, Objectives And Activities; To Require The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Designate A Staff Member To Act As Project Coordinator Between The Medical Center And The Advisor; To Require The Advisor To File A Monthly Progress Report And Schedule With The Project Coordinator; To Establish The Dream Makers Trust Fund In The State Treasury To Provide Support To Local School Districts And Schools For Start-up Costs And Costs Associated With Implementing And Operating The Program; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

"Dream Makers Program"; create as an after-school program for students in Grades 7 and 8.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-02 Died In Committee
2010-01-12 Referred To Education;Universities and Colleges

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