Bill No. HB1161

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Summary

Bill ID

1930375

State

MS

Title

Mississippi Autism Scholarship Program Act; establish.

Description

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Autism Scholarship Program For Students Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Provide For Student Eligibility Requirements For Receipt Of A Scholarship And Restricting Eligibility Therefor; To Provide For The Term Of The Scholarship; To Stipulate The Obligations Of Parents Or Legal Guardians, Students And Schools And School Districts; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Department Of Education And The State Board Of Education Regarding The Administration Of The Scholarship Program; To Provide The Department Of Education With The Authority To Verify The Eligibility Of Nonpublic Schools And To Establish The Process For Notifications Of Violations; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Deny, Suspend Or Revoke A School's Participation In The Scholarship Program And The Procedures Taken With Respect Therefor; To Require That All Compulsory–school–age Children Be Screened For Autism Spectrum Disorder During The Period Between The Spring Of Kindergarten And The Fall Of Grade 1 And Other Appropriate Times As Deemed Necessary In The Public Schools Of This State; To Establish The Procedures To Be Followed In Screening And Evaluation Of Students For Autism Spectrum Disorder And Related Disorders And Prescribing Who Shall Administer The Screening And Evaluation; To Require That School Diagnosticians Receive Additional Training In The Evaluation And Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorder; To Require The Department Of Education To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature Summarizing Student Performance, Student Assessments, Funding And Any Recommended Changes; To Prescribe Appropriate Qualifications For Administrative And Instructional Personnel; To Require The State Department Of Education To Serve As The Local Educational Agency For Those Schools; To Require The State To Pay Directly To The School Any Federal Or State Aid Attributable To A Student With A Disability Attending The School; To Require The School To Comply With The Annual Audit And Budget Submission Requirements Prescribed By Law In Title 37, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.

Bill Type

Bill

Category

New Program, Conventional Vouchers, Students with Disabilities, Specific Student Population

Session

2025 Regular Session

Special Session

No Data Available

Status

Current Status

Failed

Status Last Updated

2025-02-04

Pending Committee

Calendar

No data available

Sponsors

Sponsors

R
Rep
Larry Byrd
HD-104
1
0

Texts

Texts

2025-01-20
Introduced
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https://legiscan.com/MS/text/HB1161/id/3067909

Votes

Votes

No data available

Amendments

Amendments

No data available

Supplements

Supplements

No data available

History

Progress

2025-01-20
Introduced
2025-01-20
Refer
2025-02-04
Failed

History

2025-01-20
Referred To Education;Appropriations A
H
2025-02-04
Died In Committee
H

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