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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2721

Charter schools; authorize five new start-up charter schools in the state under certain conditions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives'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 SECTIONS 37-28-3, 37-28-5, 37-28-7, 37-28-15, 37-28-17 AND 37-28-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW START-UP CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH START-UP CHARTER SCHOOLS SHALL BE ORGANIZED AS NONPROFIT TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SHALL APPROVE PETITIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH AN APPEAL TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE PREFERENCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE THAT STATE FUNDS SHALL GO DIRECTLY TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH CHARTER SCHOOLS MAY USE A WEIGHTED LOTTERY SYSTEM TO FILL ENROLLMENT SEATS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF SUCH CHARTER SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE THAT TEACHERS SHALL BE EMPLOYEES OF THE CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR REPORTING; 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

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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 2622 days

EducationFeb 4 to Feb 128 days

AppropriationsFeb 12 to Feb 142 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 29 to Mar 18 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 Feb 4 – Feb 26

  1. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 12Reported as a committee substitute from ED to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 26Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 28Sent to the House
  2. Feb 29Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 12DR - TSDPCS: ED To APSenate
  3. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 26Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 26AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 26Passed As AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 28Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 29Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives