l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 623

Public school students; authorize community service as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ALLOW ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHO COMMITS AN ACT OR ENGAGES IN CONDUCT FOR WHICH THE STUDENT OTHERWISE WOULD BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED UNDER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S DISCIPLINE PLAN, AT THE ELECTION OF THE STUDENT, TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION; TO PROVIDE THAT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, THE STUDENT SHALL RECEIVE YOUTH PEER COUNSELING DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM, THE STUDENT RECORD OF THE STUDENT'S OFFENSIVE ACT OR CONDUCT SHALL BE EXPUNGED; 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

3 co-sponsors

Robert L. Johnson III, Joe C. Gardner, Alyce G. Clarke

Its course

January 13 to March 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1028 days

EducationJan 13 to Jan 2613 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 1 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 15 to Mar 1 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 13 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Feb 10Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 15Referred To EducationSenate
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate