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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 1530

School attendance and absenteeism; standardize for compulsory attendance law & ADA calculations under MAEP.

Became law as Chapter 559, Laws of 2013, signed April 25, 2013, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD WHO IS ABSENT MORE THAN 37% OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY MUST BE CONSIDERED ABSENT THE ENTIRE DAY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "MINIMUM SCHOOL TERM" AND "AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE" AS SUCH TERMS ARE USED FOR DETERMINING ALLOCATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM; 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

Its course

January 21 to April 25, 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 action22 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1222 days

AppropriationsJan 21 to Feb 515 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 1329 days

AppropriationsFeb 15 to Mar 518 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 927 days

With the GovernorApr 9 to Apr 2516 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 21 – Feb 12

  1. Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 13

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 14 – Apr 9

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Frierson, Moore and Dickson
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Clarke, Burton and Tollison
  5. Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  10. Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  11. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 9 – Apr 25

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published