Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2124
State takeover of school districts; provide timeline and exit criteria for school district conservators.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF ACCREDITATION VIOLATIONS, FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT OR ACADEMIC DEFICIENCIES IN ORDER FOR THE GOVERNOR TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY RESULTING IN A STATE TAKEOVER OF THE DISTRICT, TO DEFINE THE AUTHORITY OF A STATE CONSERVATOR APPOINTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTER A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN STATE TAKEOVER STATUS, AND TO PROVIDE A TIME LIMITATION FOR THE AUTHORITY OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSERVATOR AND SPECIFIC EXIT CRITERIA UNLESS THE GOVERNOR CONTINUES THE STATE TAKEOVER; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 12
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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 12
- Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 12Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 5
- Feb 14Sent to the House
- Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Education
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House