Mississippi Senate Bill 2361 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Failed on March 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-27 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Modified School Calendar Grant Program To Be Administered By The Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Incentivizing Public School Districts To Maintain Or Consider Adopting A Modified School Calendar By Offsetting Costs Associated With Adopting A Modified School Calendar Through A Time-limited Grant; To Require The Department To Develop Regulations And Procedures To Govern The Administration Of The Grant Program, Including Application Requirements; To Provide For The Eligibility Criteria; To Provide That Grants Awarded Shall Be Used For Expenses Incurred As A Result Of The Adoption Of A Modified School Calendar; To Provide That School Districts Shall Be Eligible For A Maximum Award Of $200,000.00 Per Year For A Maximum Of (3) Years; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury, To Be Known As The "mississippi Modified School Calendar Grant Fund; To Require The Department To Provide A Comprehensive Report On The Use Of Funds Distributed Under This Grant Program To The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And Chairs Of The Senate And House Appropriations And Education Committees By October 1, 2023, And October 1 Of Each Year Thereafter; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Modified School Calendar Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility criteria.

Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

Sen. Jeremy England [R]

Sen. Robert Jackson [D]

2023-03-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 49 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27	Senate	Died In Conference
2023-03-24	House	Conferees Named Bennett,McCarty,Roberson
2023-03-23	Senate	Conferees Named DeBar,Polk,Hopson
2023-03-23	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-08	House	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-07	House	Passed As Amended
2023-03-07	House	Amended
2023-02-28	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-21	House	Referred To Education
2023-02-08	Senate	Transmitted To House
2023-02-07	Senate	Passed
2023-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2361.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2361IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2361PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2361_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0360034.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0640044.pdf