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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 973

School boards; require extra training for members if district has failing schools or financial condition.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS OR A SERIOUS FINANCIAL CONDITION TO ATTEND ADDITIONAL TRAINING ANNUALLY, AND TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION TO PREPARE AND CONDUCT ADDITIONAL COURSES OF TRAINING ON THE ROLE OF SCHOOL BOARDS IN IMPROVING LEARNING OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-306, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THOSE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS REQUIRED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO ANNUALLY FILE A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF SUCH TRAINING, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE REMOVAL FROM OFFICE OF ANY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHO FAILS TO FILE THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Kelvin Buck, Brandon Jones

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2016 days

EducationFeb 4 to Feb 139 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 18 · stopped27 days

EducationFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 20

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 13Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 20Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 22 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 22Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 13Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 20AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 20Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 22Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Referred To EducationSenate
  7. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate