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MS HB1464

Bill

Status

Failed

3/6/2012

Primary Sponsor

John Moore

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that parent members of the Advisory Panel on Special Education must have children with disabilities ages birth through twenty-six as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • Requires that a majority of parent members shall not be employed by a state or public agency
  • Adds three new categories of panel members: Project Director of the Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center, representative from the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges Division of Career and Technical Education, and representatives from state juvenile and adult correction agencies
  • Establishes four-year terms for all panel members with eligibility for one additional reappointment and requires a membership committee to annually review vacancies and applications
  • Requires the advisory panel membership application to be posted on the State Department of Education's website and mandates that approved meeting minutes be published on the Office of Special Education's website

Legislative Description

Advisory panel on special education; clarify definition of parent and revise composition of.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/6/2012

Full Bill Text

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