Senate Bill 2737

AN ACT RELATING TO LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VIOLATES ACCREDITATION STANDARDS DETERMINED TO BE THE BASIS FOR IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION, THERE SHALL BE A SHOW CAUSE HEARING CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHOSE ACCREDITATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN TO PETITION FOR A TRANSFER INTO AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF STATE ADEQUATE PROGRAM FUNDS TO THE TRANSFEREE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ABOLISH A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATE WITH ONE OR MORE EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE TRANSFEREE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AUTHORIZE LOANS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH FUND IS A SPECIAL FUND WHICH SHALL NOT LAPSE INTO THE STATE GENERAL FUND; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CHANGE THE PERFORMANCE LEVEL TERMINOLOGY FOR SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO "A", "B", "C", "D" AND "F" BASED ON ESTABLISHED BENCHMARKS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH NEW TERMINOLOGY FOR ACCREDITATION RATING PURPOSES SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A BOARD MEMBER OR SUPERINTENDENT IN OFFICE AT THE TIME THE GOVERNOR DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN THAT OFFICE IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE APPOINTED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Gray Tollison

  Sponsor

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

• House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 15

1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Education
2. Mar 6Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Mar 15Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
4. Amended in the Senate
5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 19 – Apr 11

1. Mar 19Sent to the House
2. Mar 21Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
3. Mar 28Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
4. Apr 3Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
6. Apr 10Amended in the House
7. Point of order raised in the House
8. Set aside in the House until the chair rules on the point of order
9. Apr 11Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Apr 17 – May 9

1. Apr 17Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
2. Apr 19Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
3. Apr 24Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Collins and Wiggins
4. Apr 26Conferees named in the House: Moore, Barker and Clarke
5. Apr 29Conference report filed in the House
6. Conference report filed in the Senate
7. Apr 30Conference report adopted in the House
8. May 2Conference report adopted in the Senate
9. May 9Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor May 9 – May 16

1. May 9Enrolled bill signed in the House
2. May 16Approved by the Governor