l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 682

Teacher Classroom and Disciplinary Control Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 7, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE TEACHER CLASSROOM AND DISCIPLINARY CONTROL ACT; TO GIVE EACH TEACHER EMPLOYED BY A PUBLIC LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOTAL AUTONOMY OVER CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT WITH REGARD TO INSTRUCTION AND DISCIPLINE, PROVIDE THAT SUCH MANAGEMENT DOES NOT VIOLATE THE RULES ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEACHER SHALL BE THE SINGULAR AUTHORITATIVE DISCIPLINARIAN IN THE CLASSROOM WITH THE POWER TO REPRIMAND AND DISCIPLINE ANY STUDENT DISRUPTING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OR REFER SUCH STUDENT TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FURTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF THE STUDENT IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CLASSROOM; TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE THE REFERRING TEACHER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THE STUDENT OR THE STUDENT'S TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT ALTERNATIVE REMOVAL FROM THE CLASSROOM; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO DISAPPROVE OF THE REFERRING TEACHER'S RECOMMENDATION TO PROVIDE THE TEACHER WITH WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DISAPPROVAL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISION OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-9-71 AND 37-7-301, 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

16 co-sponsors

Gene Alday, William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd, Charles Busby, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Becky Currie, Bill Denny, Mark Formby, Bobby B. Howell, Hank Lott, Steve Massengill, Doug McLeod, Alex Monsour, Randy Rushing

Its course

February 20 to March 7, 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 action5 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 7 · stopped16 days

EducationFeb 20 to Feb 222 days

EducationMar 7 to Mar 7 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 7

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 7Amendment failed in the House
  4. Recommitted to committee in the House
  5. Died in committee in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 7Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 7Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 7Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives