Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2116
Transfer of students between school districts; automatic transfer of students attending school rated "C," "D" or "F."
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOLS WITH AN ACCREDITATION RATING OF "C," "D" OR "F" TO A SCHOOL WITH AN ACCREDITATION RATING OF "A" OR "B" UPON THE PETITION OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF SUCH STUDENT TO THE TRANSFEREE SCHOOL SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN UNLESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREES TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING ANY TRANSFER STUDENT FROM SUCH LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL SHALL CHARGE THE STUDENT ANY TUITION FEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-13 AND 37-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS TO ANOTHER HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL IN THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 14 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 SenateJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days
EducationJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 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.