Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 270
Professional development; eliminate during the first week of the school year.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-343, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM CONDUCTING TRAINING OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES DURING ANY WEEK IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, TO PERMIT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SCHEDULE THE TRAINING OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, AND TO REQUIRE THE TRAINING OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE DISTRICT'S INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM TERM ALLOWED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS' CONTRACTS WITH LICENSED PERSONNEL FROM 187 TO 182 DAYS, AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHORTEN THE TERMS OF CONTRACTS PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR, WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION TO THE ANNUAL SALARY SET FORTH IN EACH CONTRACT, ACCORDINGLY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL TEACHERS WHOSE CONTRACTS ARE FOR A TERM OF NO LESS THAN THE STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED MINIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS; 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
February 13 to March 6, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
EducationFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 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.