Meet Cecil Brown

Legislation Passed by Representative Brown 2003-2010

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EDUCATION

• A bill to establish a task force to develop strategies to solve the teacher shortage problem in Mississippi schools. (HB 1047, 2010)

• A requirement for comprehensive training for school food service providers (HB 1079, 2010)

• Expansion of the board of Jackson Public Schools to include a member from each ward (*HB 1153, 2010)

• Establishment of the Mississippi School District Emergency Bridge Loan Act (HB 1349, 2010)

• Passage of Mississippi’s first comprehensive charter school law. (*SB 2293, 2010)

• Creation of the New Start School Program that allows the state to take over failing schools (*SB 2293, 2010)

• Creation of the Education Achievement Council, an interagency council designed to increase the educational attainment of the Mississippi’s work force to the national average by 2025 (*HB 1071, 2010)

• The Children First Act of 2009. The most comprehensive school accountability act in the nation. It provides for the removal of superintendents and board members of failing school districts. (*SB 2628, 2010)

• Requiring the state department of education to study a career ladder for assistant teachers (HB 902, 2008)

• Extension the teacher salary increment increases from 25 to 35 years (*SB 2176, 2008)

• Creation of a joint legislative task force on underperforming schools. This task force developed recommendations that resulted in the passage of the Children First Act of 2009. (*SB 2405, 2008)

• Establishment of the Troops to Teachers program at the State Department of Education (*SB 2913, 2008)

• Increase in training for school board members in low-performing school districts (*SB 2416, 2008)

• Full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Act.   (HB 238, 2007)

• Establishment of the Office of Drop Out Prevention in the State Department of Education;  (*SB 2602, 2006)

• Revision of the Mississippi Adequate Education formula to include efficiency measures and current funding for high growth school districts;  (*SB 2604, 2006)

• Reestablishment of the Council for Educational Technology;  (HB 1178, 2004)

• Requirement that State Auditor audit average daily attendance numbers used for state funding of K-12 school districts;  (HB 1251, 2004)

• Conforming Mississippi tax law with federal tax law for tuition assistance plans;  (HB 161, 2005)

• Permission for school districts to reimburse bus drivers for commercial drivers’ licenses; (HB 1177, 2004)

• Requirement for an optional path to the traditional high school diploma for those who want to enter the work force immediately after high school;  (HB 214, 2006)

• A program making surplus text books available to children who are home schooled;  (HB 308, 2006)

• A 3% salary increase for all school teachers;  (*SB 2323, 2007)

• State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Hank Bounds’ program for high school redesign;  (HB 834, 2007)

• A requirement that drop out and graduation rates be included in the assessment of Mississippi’s schools and school districts.  (*SB 2960, 2007)

• The Mississippi Healthy Students Act. This act, passed in partnership with Rep. John Reeves, requires physical education for students in K-8 along with health education for kids in all grades.  It also gives the State Department of Education additional authority to require healthy diets in public schools.  (*SB 2369, 2007)

(* indicates bills which Rep. Brown did not author but which he amended to include the referenced provision(s) or made other substantial contributions to the final language.)