l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1207

School accreditation; authorize State Board of Education to withdraw for districts violating accreditation standards.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO WITHDRAW A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ACCREDITATION WITHOUT A PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR VIOLATIONS OF ACCREDITATION STANDARDS; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION TO CONDUCT DUE PROCESS HEARINGS FOR SUBJECT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PRESENT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE DISTRICT'S ACCREDITATION; TO PERMIT THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT WHO IS ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHOSE ACCREDITATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN TO FILE A PETITION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A TRANSFER OF THE STUDENT; TO PERMIT THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION TO GRANT TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS RELATING TO THE COSTS OF EDUCATING THE TRANSFERRING STUDENT; TO PROHIBIT DISTRICTS FROM BEING PLACED IN CONSERVATORSHIP IF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED FOR THE DISTRICT BY THE GOVERNOR; TO REQUIRE SUCH DISTRICTS TO BE ABOLISHED AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATED WITH A DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; 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

2 co-sponsors

Chris Brown, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 2012, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1524 days

EducationFeb 20 to Mar 514 days

In the SenateMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

EducationMar 20 to Apr 3 · stopped14 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.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 15Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 16 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 16Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 20Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 15PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 20Referred To EducationSenate
  7. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate