Bill Text: MS HB1598 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriation; Department of Education for certain school districts for support of digital interactive learning pilot programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-02-27 - Died In Committee [HB1598 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2013-HB1598-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2013 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Representative Moore
House Bill 1598
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE HATTIESBURG MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO THE BOONEVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF DIGITAL INTERACTIVE LEARNING PILOT PROGRAMS AT CERTAIN SCHOOLS IN THESE DISTRICTS, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the State Department of Education for the purposes described in Section 2 of this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2014 ........... $1,632,550.00
SECTION 2. The State Department of Education shall distribute the funds appropriated by Section 1 of this act as follows:
(a) To the Hattiesburg Municipal School District Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing funds to defray the cost of implementing a digital interactive learning pilot program at Burger Middle School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.................. $538,875.00
(b) To the Booneville Municipal School District Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing funds to defray the cost of implementing digital interactive learning pilot programs at Anderson Elementary, Booneville Middle School and Booneville High School in Booneville, Mississippi........................... $1,093,675.00
SECTION 3. (1) It is the intention of the Legislature that the enhanced learning model pilot programs receiving funding under this act shall be designed to replace traditional hardbound textbooks, dictionaries, and other reference materials with interactive electronic content on digital devices. This model shall consist of three (3) main components: electronic content, digital readers and hosted campus-wide Wi-Fi networks. These networks shall be designed to allow students in every classroom to have simultaneous access to web-based interactive learning material, widespread online testing and mobile educational applications.
(2) The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) shall conduct a performance review and audit and develop a report to the 2014 Regular Session of the Legislature on or before January 1, 2014, on the educational effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and return on investment to the State of Mississippi of the digital pilot programs funded under this act, with recommendations as to the expansion of this pilot program into other school districts in the state.
SECTION 4. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.
