HB 1476 – Level funds MAEP for FY15 (2014-2015 school year), except for $25-million to cover the first half-year of a teacher pay raise; underfunds MAEP for FY15 by $265-million;  provides additional funding in other K-12 areas, including the next phase of the literacy initiative, the Educable Child Program, early childhood education, and classroom supplies; fully funds the Chickasaw Cession and the National Board Certification program.
• Passed by House; 117 yeas,  0 nays, 5 absent/not voting; 2/20/14
• Held on a motion to reconsider; 2/20/14
• Tabled the motion to reconsider (this was a vote to send the bill to the Senate without allowing amendments to increase MAEP funding); 66 yeas, 53 nays, 3 absent/not voting; 2/25/14  See Vote
The Parents’ Campaign favors a vote of nay on the vote to table the motion to reconsider the bill.
• Transmitted to Senate, 2/26/14
• Amended by Senate Appropriations Committee to add $70-million to cover the first year of a teacher pay raise, compared to $25-million in House version; to reduce funding for early childhood initiatives by $3-million; to increase funding for school attendance officers by $3.4-million, 3/4/14
• Amended by Senate to add $60-million to MAEP funding; amendment vote: 26 yeas, 24 nays, 2 absent or not voting; 3/12/14  See Vote
The Parents’ Campaign favors a vote of yea on the amendment to add $60-million to MAEP.
• Passed by Senate,  3/12/14
• Held on a motion to reconsider, 3/12/14
• Motion to reconsider tabled, 3/13/14
• Returned to House for concurrence, 3/13/14
• House declined concurrence/invited conference, 3/19/14
• House conferees: Appropriations Chair Herb Frierson, Education Chair John Moore, Rep. Toby Barker
• Senate conferees: Appropriations Chair Eugene Clarke, Sen. Terry Burton, Sen. Videt Carmichael
• Conference report filed, provides for a $10-million increase in MAEP and underfunds the formula by $255-million for 2014-2015, includes funding to cover the first year of a $1,500 across the board teacher pay raise, $15-million for literacy initiative, $3-million for early childhood collaborative grants, $3-million for Mississippi Building Blocks, full funding of the Chickasaw Cession and the National Board Certification program, 3/31/14
• Conference report adopted by Senate; 28 yeas, 15 nays, 2 present, 7 absent or not voting, 3/31/14
• Conference report adopted by House; 104 yeas, 13 nays, 4 present, 1 absent or not voting, 3/31/14
• Signed by Governor Bryant, 4/15/14

HB 504 – Sets a schedule of salary increases for public school teachers over a period of four years. Click here for a description.