Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2808
School district consolidation; require in counties with 3 or more school districts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-7-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ANY MISSISSIPPI COUNTY HAVING 3 OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION INTO NOT MORE THAN 2 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE ELECTED IN SUCH COUNTY IN THE NOVEMBER 2011 GENERAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY TO CONSOLIDATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SUCH COUNTY AND TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT VOLUNTARILY FOLLOW THE CONSOLIDATION ORDER; TO ABOLISH THE FORMER SCHOOL BOARDS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR EXECUTION OF TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION; 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 18 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 SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 18 to Feb 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.