l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 118

Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATED TO "DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION APPROVED SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE DISTRICTS PER YEAR; TO LIMIT THE INITIAL APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT RENEWALS OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION TO FIVE-YEAR PERIODS; TO DIRECT THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PRESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES TO BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO BE APPROVED AS A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION; TO SPECIFY THE CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DISTRICT TO BE A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION APPLICANT; TO PRESCRIBE THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WITH WHICH SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION WITHIN DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION MUST COMPLY; TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN WHICH DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION MAY REQUEST APPROVAL OF PRACTICES THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN CURRENT STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS; 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

4 co-sponsors

Gary V. Staples, William Tracy Arnold, Carolyn Crawford, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

January 11 to March 5, 2013, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 1131 days

EducationJan 11 to Feb 424 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 5 · stopped22 days

EducationFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped18 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 Jan 11 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 15Referred To EducationSenate
  8. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate