Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 513
Charter schools; establish process for establishing in underperforming schools and districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 37-28-1 THROUGH 37-28-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH WERE THE LAWS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND WHICH WERE REPEALED BY OPERATION OF LAW ON JULY 1, 2009; TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE UNDERPERFORMING ON THE RATING SCALE AS DEFINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EFFORTS TO RECEIVE CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS AS A CONVERSION SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PETITIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS AND THE OPERATION OF THOSE SCHOOLS; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO OPERATE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CONVERSION SCHOOLS ON A PILOT PROGRAM BASIS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONVERSION OF AN UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOL OR DISTRICT TO CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS SHALL NOT BE ON A PILOT PROGRAM BASIS; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PETITION FOR CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS FOR PURPOSES OF APPROVAL BY THE BOARD; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE BOARD AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL IN THE EVENT THAT THE BOARD DISAPPROVES THE PETITION FOR CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS; TO PRESCRIBE THE TERMS TO BE INCLUDED IN EACH CHARTER FOR A CONVERSION SCHOOL; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD REGARDING PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS AS A CONVERSION SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THE TERM OF DURATION OF CHARTERS FOR CONVERSION SCHOOLS OPERATING ON A PILOT PROGRAM BASIS AND THE PROCESS FOR RENEWAL OF THE CHARTER; TO REQUIRE THE PLACEMENT OF UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS CONVERTED TO CHARTER SCHOOL STATUS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT UNTIL CERTAIN STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAVE BEEN MET; TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDING OF CONVERSION SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES OF CONVERSION SCHOOLS SHALL be TREATED AS EMPLOYEES OF AND HAVE THE SAME BENEFIT ENTITLEMENTS AS OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE STATUS OF CONVERSION SCHOOLS; 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 11 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 2 · stopped22 days
EducationJan 11 to Feb 2 · stopped22 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.