Mississippi House Bill 1037 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 9 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-09 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 37-173-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Districts To Provide Additional Dyslexia Screenings And Comprehensive Psycho-educational Evaluations For Students At Any Time The Student Is Enrolled In Public School At Any Time Deemed Necessary Based On Recommendations Of A Teacher Or Upon The Request Of A Parent Or Legal Guardian Upon Observing A Substantial Deficiency In A Student's Ability To Maintain Adequate Academic Performance Due To The Student's Experiencing Dyslexia-like Symptoms; To Require School Districts To Perform A Comprehensive Psycho-educational Evaluation Of A Student Who Fails The Dyslexia Screener; To Provide That The Costs Associated With Subsequent Dyslexia Screening And Comprehensive Psycho-educational Evaluation Shall Be Paid For By The School District Of The Student's Enrollment And Attendance; To Amend Section 37-173-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Additional Terms And Definitions In The Provisions Of The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia; And For Related Purposes.

Dyslexia screenings; require local school districts to provide additional for students eligible for scholarship assistance.

Rep. Larry Byrd [R]

Rep. Dana Criswell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-09	House	Died On Calendar
2017-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2017-01-30	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2017-01-30	House	DR - TSDPCS: GB To ED
2017-01-26	House	DR - TSDPCS: ED To GB
2017-01-26	House	DR - TSDPCS: GB To ED
2017-01-25	House	DR - TSDP: ED To GB
2017-01-16	House	Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1037.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1037IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1037CS.htm