Mississippi House Bill 919 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Hope And Opportunity Pathways Through Education (hope) Program, Which Shall Be Implemented And Administered By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That The Goal Of The Hope Program Is To Develop A Comprehensive System In This State To Re-enroll Significant Numbers Of High School Dropouts In Programs That Will Enable Them To Earn Their High School Diploma; To Provide That The Hope Program Shall Award Grants, Subject To Appropriation For That Purpose, To School Districts To Assist In Establishing Instructional Programs And Other Services Designed To Re-enroll High School Dropouts; To Provide That Programs Funded Through The Hope Program Shall Allow High School Dropouts To Re-enroll In An Educational Program In Conformance With Rules Adopted By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That Any Student In The Hope Program Who Wishes To Earn A High School Diploma Must Meet The Prerequisites To Receiving A High School Diploma And Any Other Graduation Requirements Of The Student's District Of Residence; To Provide That Any Student Who Successfully Completes The Requirements For His Or Her Graduation Shall Receive A Diploma Identifying The Student As Graduating From His Or Her District Of Residence; To Provide That In Order To Be Eligible For Funding Under The Hope Program, A School District Must Develop A Hope Plan To Be Approved By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That A School District May Operate Its Own Program Funded By The Hope Program Or Enter Into A Contract With Other Not-for-profit Entities To Operate A Program; To Provide That Hope Program Funding Must Be Distributed Based Upon The Proportion Of Dropouts In The School District To The Total Number Of Dropouts In This State; To Provide That A School District May Receive Adequate Education Program Funds For Students Enrolled In A Program Funded By The Hope Program If Certain Criteria Are Met; To Specify Categories Of Programming In The Hope Program; To Specify The Minimum Components For Programs To Be Funded Through The Hope Program; And For Related Purposes.

Hope Program; establish and develop system to re-enroll high school dropouts in programs leading to a high school diploma.

Rep. Clara Burnett [D]	Rep. Henry Espy [D]	Rep. Karl Gibbs [D]	Rep. Esther Harrison [D]
Rep. Robert Huddleston [D]	Rep. America Middleton [D]	Rep. Omeria Scott [D]	Rep. Sara Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0919.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0919IN.htm