Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 657
Charter schools; establish additional process for establishing open enrollment charter schools.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW PROCESS, IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT METHOD, FOR ESTABLISHING CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE CREATION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE ADDITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL LAW; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-28-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BE CREATED BY CONVERTING AN EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOL TO CHARTER STATUS OR BY ESTABLISHING A NEW OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PETITION SEEKING TO CONVERT AN EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOL TO CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-28-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PETITION REQUESTING A CHARTER FOR AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE TERMS OF A CHARTER APPLY ONLY TO CHARTERS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS CONVERTING TO CHARTER STATUS; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-28-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TERMS OF A CHARTER FOR AN OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-28-10.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE DURATION OF CHARTERS FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-28-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ANNUALLY EVALUATE EACH OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL AND TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO PLACE A SCHOOL ON PROBATION OR REVOKE ITS CHARTER FOR CERTAIN REASONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STATE FUNDING OF OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF STATE FUNDS TO SECURE THE SCHOOL’S DEBTS, AND TO REQUIRE ANNUAL AUDITS TO BE PERFORMED ON SUCH SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES OF OPEN ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE STATE EMPLOYEES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE CHARTER SCHOOL STATUTES FROM JULY 1, 2009, TO JULY 1, 2011; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to February 3, 2009, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days
EducationJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 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.