Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2164
Children to attend school in the school district of residence; provide civil and criminal penalties against nonresident parent.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES AND REQUIRE RESTITUTION FROM PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND WHO INTENTIONALLY ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT IN CASES WHERE THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN HAS INTENTIONALLY ENROLLED THE CHILD IN A NONRESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TWO OR MORE SCHOOL YEARS; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to February 19, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 19 · stopped33 days
EducationJan 17 to Feb 721 days
Judiciary, Division BFeb 7 to Feb 19 · stopped12 days
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 Senate Jan 17 – Feb 19
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 7Reported from ED to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Education;Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 7DR - TSDP: ED To JBSenate
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate