Mississippi Senate Bill 2623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 8 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-02-08 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-181-1 Through 37-181-19, Codify Section 37-181-20 And Bring Forward Section 37-181-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The "equal Opportunity For Mississippi Students With Special Needs Act" Providing Education Scholarship Account (esa) Funds For Eligible Students, To Revise Certain Definitions, To Establish The Office Of Educational Choice Within The State Department Of Education To Administer The Esa Program, To Clarify Parental Obligations To Qualify Eligible Students For The Program, To Clarify The Authorized Use Of Education Scholarship Funds, To Prescribe Certain Norm-referenced Tests For Participating Students, To Revise The Limitations On Eligible Student Participation In The Program, To Clarify Esa Funding Amounts For Participating Students, To Clarify Procedures For Student Applications For The Program, To Revise Limits On Administrative Costs, To Clarify Reporting Requirements By Participating Service Providers, And To Provide That Program Rules Are Subject To The Requirements Of The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Act; To Amend Section 37-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Office Of Educational Choice Within The State Department Of Education To Administer The Esa Program; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Compulsory School Attendance Law; To Amend Sections 37-151-5, 37-151-7 And 37-151-101 And To Codify Section 37-151-86, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Education Scholarship Account (esa) Programs As "add-on Programs" Funded Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program And To Provide For The Distribution From The Maep Fund To The Special Esa Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Education Scholarship Account (ESA) program; revise.

Sen. Gray Tollison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-08	Senate	Died On Calendar
2018-01-30	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2018-01-15	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/SB/SB2623.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2623IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2623CS.htm