Mississippi House Bill 1398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Allocation Of Funds Under The Adequate Education Program For The Purpose Of Employing Elementary Professional School Counselors; To Require The Funds To Be Allocated To Those School Districts Having The Highest Documented Need For Counselors; To Provide An Additional Allocation Of Funds In Each Subsequent Fiscal Year Until Each Elementary School Has Employed At Least One Professional School Counselor; To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Employ A Supervisor Of Professional School Counselors; To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Elementary professional school counselors; allocate funds under Mississippi Adequate Education Program for.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	151	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	9	79	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1398.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1398IN.htm