Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 28, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 644
Schools At-Risk; revise certain procedures and sanctions imposed under school district conservatorship law.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY TAKE CERTAIN CORRECTIVE ACTION IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE AN EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED DUE TO THE MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT UNDER AT-RISK STATUS FOR ANY ONE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-18-3 AND 37-18-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELATIVE TO EVALUATING SCHOOL AT-RISK DATA AND TO DELETE THE SPECIFIC MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR A LOCAL PARENT/CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL AS PART OF THE AT-RISK SCHOOL EVALUATION PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-18-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SANCTIONS TO BE IMPOSED BY THE CONSERVATOR IN SCHOOLS UNDER AT-RISK STATUS; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS BE DEVELOPED FOR CERTAIN TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PERSONNEL, AND SUPERINTENDENTS IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT BASED UPON THE LENGTH OF TIME THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN UNDER AT-RISK STATUS; TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REQUEST THE REMOVAL OR A REFERENDUM TO REMOVE THE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH HAS BEEN UNDER AT-RISK STATUS FOR THREE YEARS; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAKE A SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON SCHOOLS AT-RISK; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROVIDE STAFF DEVELOPMENT TRAINING; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROVIDE A LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON SCHOOLS AT-RISK; 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 13 to March 28, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 2
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 9
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 9Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 2
- Feb 10Sent to the Senate
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Feb 17Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 2Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
Back in the House of Representatives Mar 3 – Mar 28
- Mar 3Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
- Mar 8Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
- Mar 10Conferees named in the House: Brown, Myers and Clarke
- Mar 17Conferees named in the Senate: Carmichael, Flowers and Blount
- Mar 28Died in conference in the House
All 13 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Referred To EducationSenate
- Feb 17Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
- Mar 2AmendedSenate
- Mar 2Passed As AmendedSenate
- Mar 3Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
- Mar 8Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
- Mar 10Conferees Named Brown,Myers,ClarkeHouse of Representatives
- Mar 17Conferees Named Carmichael,Flowers,BlountSenate
- Mar 28Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives