l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2313

Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2016.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 30, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-9-13 AND 37-9-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ALL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS FROM AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2016; TO AUTHORIZE A REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF RETAINING THE OFFICE OF ELECTED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN COUNTIES PURSUANT TO PETITION PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2015; TO REPEAL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016, SECTIONS 37-5-63, 37-5-65, 37-5-67, 37-5-69, 37-5-71 AND 37-5-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR CHANGING THE POSITION OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO AN APPOINTED OFFICE PURSUANT TO PETITION AND REFERENDUM, PROVIDE FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE AS AN ELECTIVE OFFICE, AUTHORIZE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, PROVIDE FOR THE SELECTION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTED SUPERINTENDENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, PROVIDE FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF ELECTED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, AND SECTION 37-9-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF RETAINING THE ELECTIVE METHOD OF CHOOSING THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT 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 Senate

12 co-sponsors

Brice Wiggins, Terry C. Burton, Kenneth Wayne Jones, Nancy Adams Collins, John A. Polk, Briggs Hopson, Eugene S. Clarke, Robert L. Jackson, Michael Watson, David Jordan, Billy Hudson, David Blount

Its course

February 3 to April 30, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 1339 days

EducationFeb 3 to Mar 127 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 1028 days

EducationMar 19 to Apr 315 days

Back in the SenateApr 10 to Apr 30 · stopped20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 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 Senate Feb 3 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 3Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 15Sent to the House
  2. Mar 19Referred to the House committee on Education
  3. Apr 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 10Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Apr 11 – Apr 30

  1. Apr 11Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Apr 18Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Apr 24Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Polk and Hill
  4. Apr 25Conferees named in the House: Moore, McGee and Clarke
  5. Apr 30Died in conference in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 13Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 13PassedSenate
  5. Mar 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 19Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 11Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 18Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Apr 24Conferees Named Tollison,Polk,HillSenate
  13. Apr 25Conferees Named Moore,McGee,ClarkeHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 30Died In ConferenceSenate