Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 704
School district consolidation; require in certain counties.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN CHICKASAW COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OKOLONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN COPIAH COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE HAZLEHURST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COPIAH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS COPIAH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OKTIBBEHA COUNTY DISTRICT AND THE STARKVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS STARKVILLE-OKTIBBEHA SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN JASPER COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE EAST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE WEST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS JASPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN MONROE COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE AMORY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS AMORY-ABERDEEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE WINONA SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS WINONA-MONTGOMERY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE EAST TALLAHATCHIE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE WEST TALLAHATCHIE SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE HOLLANDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, LELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WESTERN LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN YALOBUSHA COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE COFFEEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE WATER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS YALOBUSHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN PANOLA COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE NORTH PANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SOUTH PANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS PANOLA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-7-104.12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN COAHOMA COUNTY THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COAHOMA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS CLARKSDALE-COAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE CONSOLIDATION ORDERS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SAID COUNTIES UNDER CERTAIN STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR NEW BOARDS OF TRUSTEES TO BE ELECTED IN SUCH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN A NOVEMBER 2014 SPECIAL ELECTION; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT VOLUNTARILY FOLLOW THE CONSOLIDATION ORDERS; TO ABOLISH THE FORMER SCHOOL BOARDS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATIONS AND PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR EXECUTION OF TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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.