Mississippi Senate Bill 2074 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-21-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Elementary School Assistant Teachers In Fourth Grade Beginning In The 2016-2017 School Year; To Amend Section 37-21-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Funding For Prekindergarten Programs Under The "early Learning Collaborative Act Of 2013" May Be Made From The Income Tax On Certain Winnings Paid To Patrons Of Gaming Establishments From The Early Childhood Education Fund Created Under This Act; To Create A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "early Childhood Education Fund" And To Provide That Money In The Fund Shall Be Utilized By The Department Of Education To Assist In Funding The Prekindergarten Program And Elementary School Assistant Teachers In Grades K Through 4; To Amend Section 27-7-901, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose An Additional Tax Upon Certain Amounts That Are Paid Or Credited By Gaming Establishments Licensed Under The Provisions Of The Mississippi Gaming Control Act To Their Patrons And Provide That The Revenue From Such Tax Shall Be Deposited Into The Early Childhood Education Fund; And For Related Purposes.

K-4 school assistant teachers and prekindergarten programs; earmark funding from gaming winnings tax.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2015-01-09	Senate	Referred To Education;Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2074.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2074IN.htm