Mississippi House Bill 840 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-173-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require, Beginning In The 2015-2016 Academic Year, Each Individual Enrolled In A Postsecondary Degree Course Of Study In Early Childhood, Elementary Or Secondary Education, Special Education And Those Pursing A Degree In School Administration To Complete A Minimum Of Three Semester Hours Of Dyslexia Education Before Graduation With A Minimum Grade Of Eighty Percent; To Require All Candidates Applying For Licensure As A Mississippi Licensed Early Childhood, Elementary Or Secondary Educator, Special Education Instructor, Or Those Applying For Aa Administrator Licensure To Show Proof Of Successful Completion Of An Approved Dyslexia Education Course With A Minimum Grade Of Eighty Percent From And After July 1, 2015; To Exempt Certain School Personnel From The Dyslexia Education Requirement As A Condition Of Employment With The School District Or Special Purpose School; To Authorize The School District Or Special Purpose School Employing Such Persons To Provide The Necessary Dyslexia Education Training And Professional Development To Appropriate School Personnel Through The Use Of A Mississippi Aa Licensed Dyslexia Therapist Subject To The Availability Of Funds; To Provide That The Dyslexia Education Course Shall Be A Three-semester-hour Course Designed By A Committee Of Dyslexia Education Experts Selected By The Governor; To Prescribe The Instructional Material To Be Included In The Course Shall Provide Research-based Facts About Dyslexia That Are Recommended By The International Dyslexia Association's Professional Standards And Practices Committee; To Amend Section 37-159-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Repeal Section 37-173-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Repeal Of The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.

Dyslexia education; require instruction in for licensure as educator or administrator.

Rep. Larry Byrd [R]	Rep. William Arnold [R]	Rep. Toby Barker [R]	Rep. Randy Boyd [R]
Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]	Rep. Gary Chism [R]	Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]	Rep. Andy Gipson [R]
Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]	Rep. Rita Martinson [R]	Rep. Doug McLeod [R]	Rep. Alex Monsour [R]
Rep. Bill Pigott [R]	Rep. Gary Staples [R]	Rep. Tommy Taylor [R]	Rep. Jerry Turner [R]
Rep. Patricia Willis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2014-01-20	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0840.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0840IN.htm