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Bill	Issue Name	Vote Description	How Voted	TPC's Position	Vote Date
HB1494	Resources/Funding	Senate App. Committee strike-all amendment to reduce the funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) in House Bill 1494 by $50-million; reduces total K-12 funding by $66-million. Amendment Failed. Yeas: 22, Nays: 29, Absent or Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Nay	3/9/2011
HB1494	Resources/Funding	Hopson amendment to add $15-million to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) funding level in Senate Appropriations Committee Amendment No. 1 (Amendment No. 1 proposed to reduce MAEP funding by $65-million; reduces total K-12 funding by $81-million). Hopson Amendment Passed. Yeas: 32, Nays: 16, Absent or Not Voting: 2.	Nay	Yea	3/9/2011
HB1059 Conf Report	Resources/Funding	Provides for $82-million in funding to be added to the appropriation for K-12 education should the U.S. Congress extend the reduced state match for Medicaid. Passed. Yeas: 48, Nays: 4, Absent and Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	4/21/2010
HB1622	Resources/Funding	Motion to recommit for further conference; would add $50-million in contingency funding to the K-12 appropriation for FY11. Motion Failed. Yeas: 19, Nays: 28, Absent or Not Voting: 5.	Nay	Yea	4/21/2010
HB1170 Conf Rept	Standards/Accountability	Allows school districts to furlough all employees, including the superintendent, for up to 3 non-instructional days for which employees would not be paid. It further requires that, for every furlough day, employees be allowed an additional 1/2 personal day off with pay. The report does not allow for the reduction of instructional days. The report further provides that when a district's ending fund balance falls below 7% of the district's total revenue for the fiscal year, the district must submit a budget plan for the next fiscal year for approval by the Mississippi Department of Education. Passed. Yeas: 50, Nays: 0, Absent and Not Voting: 2.	Yea	Yea	3/26/2010
HB1622	Resources/Funding	The Bryan amendment increases by $27-million the Senate level of funding for MAEP and by $2-million the Senate level of funding for the National Board Certified Teacher program; adds an additional $50-million to MAEP if additional funds are made available from a U.S. Congressional change in states' Medicaid reimbursement rate. Passed. Yeas: 31, Nays: 19, Absent or Not Voting: 2.	Nay	Yea	3/16/2010
HB1170	Standards/Accountability	Blount amendment removes the provision that allows a reduction in instructional days. It retains the provision to allow school districts to designate up to 3 furlough days, preferably non-instructional days, for the remainder of this school year. For two years, 2011 and 2012, it allows a reduction in staff development days from 7 to 2, allows a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 furlough days and allows local school district to reduce local supplement pay for employees. Failed. Yeas: 9, Nays: 37, Absent or Not Voting: 5, Vacancies: 1.	Nay	Yea	3/3/2010
HB1170	Standards/Accountability	Mandates employees be furloughed for 2 days of the 7 staff development days that are built into teacher contracts and the salaries be adjusted accordingly; allows an additional 3 furlough days which also must be taken from staff development days; allows local districts flexibility in local supplements; reduces the minimum number of instructional days from 180 to 175 but does not allow a corresponding reduction in teacher salaries. Districts will not be required to fill days required for the 2009-2010 school year lost due to inclement weather. Passed. Yeas: 39, Nays: 8, Absent: 3, Present but Not Voting: 1, Vacancies: 1.	Yea	Nay	3/3/2010
SB2495 Conf Report	Resources/Funding	Restores funding cut from K-12 education in the amount of $37,071,036. Fully restores funding cut from the National Board Certified Teacher program and from the Chickasaw Cession. Passed. Yeas: 48, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 3, Vacancies: 1.	Yea	Yea	3/3/2010
SB2688	Resources/Funding	Vote to override governor's veto of SB2688 which utilizes $79-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund and the Public Service Commission to restore cuts to education and other state agencies. Restores $33.9-million to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, $1.93-million to the National Board Certified Teacher Program, $1.06-million to the Chickasaw Cession Interest Payment, and $611,782 to General Education Programs for a total of $37.6-million to K-12 education. (Requires 2/3 vote, or 34 yeas, to override.) Motion Failed. Yeas: 30, Nays: 21, Absent or Not Voting: 0, Vacancies: 1.	Nay	Yea	2/25/2010
SB2688	Resources/Funding	Utilizes $79-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund and unused funds returned to the state by the Public Service Commission to restore cuts to education and other state agencies. Restores $33.9-million to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, $1.93-million to the National Board Certified Teacher Program, $1.06-million to the Chickasaw Cession Interest Payment, and $611,782 to General Education Programs for a total of $37.6-million to K-12 education. Passed. Yeas: 26, Nays: 22, Absent or Not Voting: 3, Vacancies: 1.	Nay	Yea	2/18/2010
SB2688	Resources/Funding	Motion against taking another vote on SB2688; it is a move to let the previous vote stand and to send the bill to the House. The bill as amended would transfer $50-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund, $45-million of which shall be used to restore some of the cuts made to the MAEP and $5-million to restore cuts to various agencies at the governor's discretion. Motion Failed. Yeas: 24, Nays: 24, Tie Breaking Vote Cast by Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant: Nay, Absent or Not Voting: 3, Vacancies: 1.	Nay	Yea	2/5/2010
SB2688	Resources/Funding	Bryan amendment increases from $16,669,279 to $25,678,287 the funding to restore some of the cuts to MAEP. The amendment uses $1,065,539 for the Chickasaw Cession and $1,925,453 for the National Board Certified Teacher program. Amendment Passed. Yeas: 44, Nays: 2, Absent or Not Voting: 5, Vacancies: 1.	Yea	Yea	2/5/2010
SB2688	Resources/Funding	Amendment would transfer $50-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund,$45-million of which shall be used to restore some of the cuts made to the MAEP and National Board Certified Teacher Program, and $5 million to restore cuts to various agencies at the governor's discretion. Amendment Passed. Yeas: 32, Nays: 15, Absent or Not Voting: 4, Vacancies: 1.	Nay	Yea	2/4/2010
SB2495	Resources/Funding	A motion against taking another vote on SB 2495 as amended by the House of Representatives; it is a move to let the previous vote stand and to send the bill to conference. The previous vote was to not concur with the House version of the bill which utilized $50-million from the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund (Rainy Day) and $50-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund and would have restored some of the cuts made to various agencies. $43,395,587 was designated for K-12 education. Of that amount, $40,404,594 would have restored a portion of the cuts made to MAEP and $1,925,454 would have fully restored the National Board Certified Teacher supplement. Motion passed. Yeas: 26, Nays: 24, Absent or Not Voting: 1, Vacancies: 1.	Yea	Nay	2/3/2010
SB2495	Resources/Funding	Senate motion is not to concur with the House version. The House version utilizes $50-million from the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund (Rainy Day) and $50-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund to restore some of the cuts made to various agencies. $43,395,587 is designated for K-12 Education. Of that amount, $40,404,594 is used to restore a portion of the cuts made to MAEP and $1,925,454 to fully restore the National Board Certified Teacher supplement. Motion Passed. Yeas: 26, Nays: 24, Absent or Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Nay	2/1/2010
SB2495	Resources/Funding	Authorizes the governor to make selective reductions in the budgets of state agencies in an amount not to exceed 10% if he finds that funds will not be available to meet budget expenditures, and requires that any reductions made in excess of 10% are to be uniform to all state agencies. Passed. Yeas: 29, Nays: 19, Absent or Not Voting: 3, Vacancies: 1.	Yea	Nay	1/13/2010
HB49	Resources/Funding	Provides full funding of the MAEP and add-ons as well as full funding for National Board Certified Teacher supplements. Passed. Yeas: 51, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Yea	6/29/2009
SB2628	Standards/Accountability	School district accountability legislation allowing MDE greater authority to intervene when schools are struggling, conduct an evaluation, and develop an improvement plan. District will have 2 years to implement successfully the directives in the plan and to show some improvement in student achievement. Districts that fail to meet that standard will be taken over by the state, their superintendents removed, and their school boards abolished. Passed. Yeas: 51, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Yea	3/30/2009
HB1677	Resources/Funding	Provides full funding of the MAEP and add-ons as well as full funding for National Board Certified Teacher supplements and increased funding for classroom supplies; does not provide funding for the Early Learning Collaborative Grant Program. Passed. Yeas: 50, Nays: 1, Absent or Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Yea	3/16/2009
HB1699	Early Childhood Education	Appropriations bill for the Department of Human Services that funds the Quality Rating System and the Resource and Referral Network in the amount of $3-million. Passed. Yeas: 51, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Yea	3/16/2009
HB865	Resources/Funding	Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Education to allocate $3-million of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds (Federal Stimulus money) to four MS school districts with financial difficulties after they are taken over by a conservator. Passed. Yeas: 52, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	2/24/2009
SB2928	Resources/Funding	Amendment: Appropriate $76-million from the state Rainy Day Fund to restore cuts made to MAEP. Failed. Yeas: 24, Nays: 25, Absent or Not Voting: 3.	Nay	Yea	2/11/2009
SB2314	Early Childhood Education	To authorize local school districts to expend any available funds for early childhood programs. Passed. Yeas: 52, Nays: 0, Absent but Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	2/9/2009
SB2149	Standards/Accountability	Requires removal of superintendents in districts determined to be low performing for two consecutive years. Passsed. Yeas: 38, Nays: 14, Absent or Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	4/15/2008
HB513	Resources/Funding	Supports funding initiatives in the Quality Education Act, as well as other education related initiatives. Passed. 52 Yeas, 0 Nays.	Yea	Yea	4/14/2008
HB1029	Resources/Funding	Senate version of HB1029 provides $14-million for the Teacher Supply Fund and $0 for the Public School Building Fund with a phase-in of $20-million to begin in 2010. Passed. Yeas: 48, Nays: 1, Absent: 2, Present but Not Voting: 1.	Yea	Yea	3/26/2008
HB975	Resources/Funding	Expands the High School Redesign program from 13 to 30 school districts. Passed. Yeas: 52, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	3/24/2008
SB2176	Resources/Funding	Senate version of SB2176 increases annual salary increments for teachers from 25 years to 30 years of experience for all certificate levels, to be phased in over a three-year period from the 2008-09 School Year to the 2010-2011 School Year. The bill also provides, beginning in the 2008-2009 School Year, that $1,000 shall be paid to mentor teachers who provide mentoring services to beginning teachers. Passed. Yeas: 52, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	2/20/2008
SB2416	Standards/Accountability	Requires additional training for school board members in school districts with deficiencies in student achievement and/or financial management. Passed. Yeas: 52, Nays: 0, Absent or Not Voting: 0.	Yea	Yea	2/20/2008
HB238	Resources/Funding	The Senate version of House Bill 238 provides full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program and additional funding for a middle-school teacher mentoring program and dyslexia screening. Reduces funding for students at risk of failure as well as hold-harmless dollars for districts on the coast and elsewhere that saw their enrollments decrease. Passed on Unanimous Voice Vote (Morning Roll Call). All senators were recorded as voting "yea" unless a senator requested to be recorded as voting "nay."	Yea	Yea	2/13/2007
HB1646	Resources/Funding	Amendment calls for full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP). A yea vote is a vote in favor of full funding. A nay vote is a vote in opposition to full funding. Amendment failed. Yeas: 21, Nays: 30, Absent: 1.	Nay	Yea	3/9/2005