l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 35

Educator sexual misconduct; revise reporting requirements and criminal penalty for such with a student.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE SUPERINTENDENTS OF ANY PUBLIC OR STATE ACCREDITED PRIVATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR HIS DESIGNEE TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF EDUCATOR MISCONDUCT AND UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE THE GROUNDS REQUIRED FOR REPORTING THE MISCONDUCT; TO SPECIFY THE TIME FOR SUBMITTING THOSE REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION OF TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE AND DEVELOPMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE PRINCIPAL AND SUPERINTENDENT TO REPORT EMPLOYEES HAVING A POSITION OF AUTHORITY OR SPECIAL TRUST ACCUSED OF HAVING SEXUAL INVOLVEMENT WITH A MINOR CHILD ENROLLED IN THE DISTRICT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITH JURISDICTION, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION OF TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE AND DEVELOPMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ENGAGING IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH EACH OTHER; 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

Its course

January 5 to March 2, 2010, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Feb 1036 days

EducationJan 5 to Jan 2823 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

EducationFeb 15 to Mar 2 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Jan 5 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 15Referred To EducationSenate
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate