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 8
Administrative consolidation of school districts in certain counties; provide referendum on the question of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE EXISTING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES WITH TWO OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ONE OF WHICH HAS SMALL STUDENT ATTENDANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SUCH COUNTY SHALL BE ABOLISHED AND MERGED INTO A COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ONE NEWLY ELECTED COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ONE APPOINTED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN THE EVENT THE REFERENDUM IS APPROVED; TO REQUIRE ALL SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COMPLY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION ORDERS ISSUED BY THE SUCCESSOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN SUCH COUNTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE FOR EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DUTY TO PAY THE OUTSTANDING DEBT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AFFECTED BY SUCH CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE CLOSING OF ANY SCHOOL OR FACILITY EXCEPT FOR ABOLISHED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES; TO REQUIRE THE CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS FROM LOCAL AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE ABOLISHED DISTRICTS IN SUCH COUNTIES AT THE SAME LEVEL AS PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGARDING SUCH CONSOLIDATION AND THE SUBMISSION OF THE REORGANIZATION TO THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION LIST PREPARED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEW ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE REFERENDUM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPOINTED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IN SUCH ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATED COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO CHANGE IN THE ATTENDANCE ZONE OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE MADE BY A NEWLY ELECTED COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WHICH SUCCEEDS TO THE TERRITORY OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-57-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 8 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 8 to Feb 5 · stopped28 days
EducationJan 8 to Feb 5 · stopped28 days
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.