Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 438
Education Improvement Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A POLICY REQUIRING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPERATE THEIR SCHOOLS FOR REQUIRED INSTRUCTION FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS TIME SHALL NOT AFFECT OR REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE SCHOOL TERM; TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY REDUCING CLASS SIZES; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CHARTER SCHOOL MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-151-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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 6 to February 1, 2011, 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 6 to Feb 1 · stopped26 days
EducationJan 6 to Feb 1 · stopped26 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.