Key Votes
SB 2602 - Mississippi Education Reform Act - Key Vote
Mississippi Key Votes
Alan Nunnelee voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- March 15, 2006 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 9, 2006 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 1, 2006 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 31, 2006 Introduced
Family
- SB 2602 - Mississippi Education Reform Act
- HB 1352 - Concerning Charges to Crimes Involving Controlled Substances
- HB 1001 - State Legislative Redistricting
- HF 1010 - Relating to Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources
- HF 1101 - Relating to Higher Education
- HF 1140 - Relating to Transportation Finance
- HF 1381 - Relating to Education
- HF 1425 - Legislative Redistricting
- SB 1401 - Establishes the Connecticut Bioscience Collaboration Program
- S Amdt 769 - Authorizes Individuals to Import FDA-Approved Drugs from Canada
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (29-14) - March 15, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (116-4) - March 9, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (30-19) - Feb. 1, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Mississippi Education Reform Act
Vote to pass a bill that provides additional base pay for teachers licensed and employed in critical subject areas, teaching in teacher shortage areas, or working in schools designated improving according to standardized test scores. The bill also states that all teachers meeting the federal standards for highly qualified teachers are eligible for a standard five-year Mississippi teaching license. The bill exempts high-performing schools from certain accreditation process standards and gives them the freedom to adopt any order within state and federal law, with limited exceptions. The bill also requires state funding for pre-Advanced Placement tests, to be taken in a students sophomore year, establishes a virtual public school, and allows auditing of statewide financial reports of school districts, in addition to the development of a process to include drop-out data in the states accountability system.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 31, 2006
Title: Mississippi Education Reform Act
Sponsors
- Michael Jackson 'Mike' Chaney (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Terry Clark Burton (MS - R)
- Doug E. Davis (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Perry E. Lee (MS - R)
