ANNUAL CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FEBRUARY 20, 2019

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FEBRUARY 20, 2019

House Education Bills HB 150 Authorizes loan forgiveness to individuals providing instructional or clinical service as a licensed Dyslexia Therapist in a public or eligible private school for the Mississippi Dyslexia Forgivable Loan Program Passed House

House Education Bills HB 572 Allows an educator to take personal leave on the day before the first day of school, the last day of school, the day before a holiday, or the day after a holiday in the event of death or funeral of an immediate family member Passed House

House Education Bills HB 578 Clarifies the membership of the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development and establishes procedures for disciplinary action and reinstatement Passed House

House Education Bills HB 623 Exempts school districts with "A" and "B" accountability ratings from performing certain duties imposed on school districts Passed House

House Education Bills HB 623 Also, requires the State Board of Education to develop a grant program exclusively for school districts with "A" and "B" accountability ratings to receive funds for the implementation of innovative educational programs Passed House

House Education Bills HB 654 Requires a runoff in county school board elections if no candidate receives a majority of votes cast Passed House

House Education Bills HB 688 Requires the State Department of Education to acknowledge students’ performance in schools within districts of innovation that administer the Cambridge Assessment or other nationally recognized assessments for the purpose of assigning district and school accountability ratings Passed House

House Education Bills HB 689 Authorizes the State Board of Education to create a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of engaging in fund raising activities at the MS School for the Deaf, the MS School for the Blind, and the State Department of Education Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1074 School superintendents must report any unlawful activity occurring on educational property or occurring during school related activities to local law enforcement and the State Department of Education Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1116 & SB 2050 Allows students whose parents are in the military to enroll in a Mississippi school district based upon the parent's military orders for relocation to our state. The parent must provide proof of legal residence within ten days of arrival Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1151 Amends and deletes the automatic repealer on the "Critical Needs Teacher Forgivable Loan Program," the purpose of which is to attract qualified teachers to those geographical areas of the state and those subject areas of the curriculum where there exists a critical shortage of teachers Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1182 Prohibits the use of corporal punishment in public schools to discipline a student with a disability who has an IEP or a Section 504 plan Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1247 Removes the requirement that the county superintendent of education automatically serves as a member of the board of a community college Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1283 Mississippi School Safety Act Requires school employees to be trained on mental health issues every two years Expands student access to mental health resources Requires each campus conduct an annual inspection and threat assessment

House Education Bills HB 1283 Mississippi School Safety Act Requires each campus to conduct an active shooter drill within the first 60 days of start of school Requires all employees to attend Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training annually Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1321 Removes the limitation on scholarships for the MS Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship program to students in kindgerten through sixth grade and revises the application process Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1322 & SB 2685 Requires children 6 years old and younger to have a face-face comprehensive eye exam before entering a public school for the first time Passed House

House Education Bills HB 1400 Authorizes local school boards to allow motor vehicles other than school buses to be used to transport small groups of students for school-related activities Passed House

House Ways and Means Bills HB 37 Provides state income tax deduction for contributions made by a taxpayer to a public school district

House Ways and Means Bills HB 102 Authorizes the issuance of state general obligation bonds to provide funds for the MDE to make funding available to school districts for the enhancement of vocational and technical education programs

House Ways and Means Bills HB 401 Authorizes a refundable income tax credit for licensed teachers with at least three years of consecutive service with a school district in a geographic location defined as "small town"

House Ways and Means Bills HB 634 Provides a tax credit for qualified students who use a scholarship from certain organizations to cover eligible educational expenses

House Ways and Means Bills HB 816 Provides a rebate to recent MS college graduates who remain a resident of the state for five years equal to all or a portion of the qualified individual's state income tax liability. Public or nonpublic school teachers may receive a rebate equal to the full amount of their state income tax liability during the five-year period

House Ways and Means Bills HB 1344 Creates the Mississippi Critical Needs School District Tax Credit Program to attract first-year teachers to critical shortage areas by providing tax incentives to them. Participating teachers must commit to provide four years of service to the district

House Appropriations Bills HB 145 Appropriates funds to MDE to make funding available to school districts for the enhancement of vocational and technical education programs

Senate Education Bills SB 2447 Provides CTE grants through MDE and the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) to schools for students who earn qualifying industry certifications Passed Senate

Senate Education Bills SB 2449 Defines responsibility of home school district and the sponsoring school district to provide education for students in juvenile detention facilities; requires local school districts to provide student records; and, requires summer courses focusing on math and language arts for juvenile detention facility students Passed Senate

Senate Education Bills SB 2505 Provides that awards granted under the William Winter Teacher Forgivable Loan Program be available to nontraditional licensed teachers under certain conditions Passed Senate

Senate Education Bills SB 2625 Provides that administrative and instructional employees at the MS School of the Arts be contract employees; provides that noninstructional employees serve at the will and pleasure of the school superintendent; and, provides that the purchases of equipment and commodities made by the school are exempt from the regulations of the Public Procurement Law Passed Senate

Senate Education Bills SB 2675 As introduced, expanded eligibility for Educational Scholarship Accounts (i.e. vouchers) to all students and extended the repealer from 2020 to 2024. Amended in committee to only extend the repealer from 2020 to 2024. Amended on the floor that funds come back to school district if student returns Passed Senate

Senate Education Bills SB 2770 Provides for a $500 teacher pay raise in 2019-2020 and a $1,000 raise in 2020-2021 to be added to their December salary and provides the same for assistant teachers Passed Senate

Senate Finance Bills SB 2097 Provides a state income tax deduction for educational expenses by parents who send their children or dependents to a qualified private school or a homeschool program

Senate Finance Bills SB 2173 Establishes an Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program to provide financial assistance to low and middle income families seeking educational options for their children

Senate Finance Bills SB 2250 Authorizes an income tax credit in the amount of the unreimbursed educational expenditures made by a taxpayer in connection with the enrollment of a dependent child in a private education program or homeschooling environment

Senate Finance Bills SB 2456 Exempts from ad valorem taxes one vehicle owned by a state-licensed teacher employed by a critical shortage district and provides a 50% discount off the ad valorem taxes on a motor vehicle owned by a state-licensed teacher in any other public school district

Senate Finance Bills SB 2579 Creates the "Tax Credit Scholarship Act" which provides tax credit for qualified students who use a scholarship from certain organizations to cover eligible educational expenses

Senate Appropriations Bills SB 2446 Appropriates funds to MDE for early learning collaboratives

Senate Appropriations Bills SB 2732 Repeals discontinued grant and forgivable loan programs.