Mississippi House Bill 937 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "voluntary Preschool Education Program"; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules As Deemed Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of The Preschool Program; To Establish The Eligibility Requirement For Students To Participate In The Preschool Program; To Establish An Application Process For Parents Enrolling A Child In The Preschool Program; To Require The Department Of Human Services To Coordinate With Local School Districts To Develop Procedures For Enrolling Students In The Preschool Program; To Prohibit Schools From Discriminating Against Students For Purposes Of Selecting Students For Enrollment; To Establish The Requirements For Teachers Employed By A Preschool Program; To Establish The Minimum Preschool Program Requirements; To Establish The Minimum Requirements For School Districts Seeking Approval To Implement A Preschool Program; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop An Application And Selection Process For School District Participation In The Preschool Program; To Require The Department To Track Students' Progress And To Monitor The Quality Of The Program; To Establish The Process By Which The Preschool Program Shall Be Funded; And For Related Purposes.

Voluntary Preschool Education Program; establish to be implemented throughout the state.

Rep. Kelvin Buck [D]

Rep. Kimberly Campbell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0937.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0937IN.htm