Mississippi Senate Bill 2294 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

An Act Relating To Digital Learning; Creating The "mississippi Digital Learning Now Act"; Providing Legislative Findings Related To The Elements To Be Included In High-quality Digital Learning; Providing Digital Preparation Requirements; Providing For Customized And Accelerated Learning; To Amend Section 37-165-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Authorizing The Establishment Of Virtual Charter Schools; Providing Application Requirements For Establishment Of A Virtual Charter School; Authorizing A Charter School To Implement Blended Learning Courses; Providing Funding For A Virtual Charter School; And Establishing Administrative Fees For A Virtual Charter School; To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Redefining The Term "full-time Equivalent Student" As It Applies To The Mississippi Virtual School Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program; And Providing Instruction, Eligibility, Funding, Assessment And Accountability Requirements; To Amend Section 37-161-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Providing Standards For The Mississippi Virtual Public School Program; Revising The Definition Of The Term "virtual Instruction Program"; Revising School District Requirements For Providing Virtual Instruction Programs; Requiring Full-time And Part-time Virtual Instruction Program Options; Authorizing A School District To Enter Into An Agreement With A Virtual Charter School To Provide Virtual Instruction To District Students; Authorizing Virtual Charter School Contracts; Providing Additional Provider Qualifications Relating To Curriculum, Student Performance Accountability And Disclosure; And Revising Student Eligibility Requirements; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Requiring At Least One Course Required For High School Graduation To Be Completed Through Online Learning; And Authorizing School Districts To Offer Virtual Courses And Blended Learning Courses; To Amend Section 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Requiring All Statewide End-of-course Assessments To Be Administrated Online Beginning With The 2014-2015 School Year; And Requiring The Department Of Education To Submit A Report To The Governor And The Legislature Relating To School District Offering Of, And Student Access To, Digital Learning; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Digital Learning NOW Act; create.

Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]

Sen. Michael Watson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-01-30		Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2294.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2294IN.htm