Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 12
Student transfer; prohibit school boards in districts graded "D" or "F" from denying to better performing district.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN DISTRICTS WITH AN ACCOUNTABILITY RATING GRADE OF "D" OR "F" FROM DENYING STUDENT REQUESTS TO TRANSFER TO A BETTER PERFORMING ADJACENT DISTRICT UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN PETITION BY THE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR INDIVIDUAL IN LOCO PARENTIS OF THE STUDENT REQUESTING THE TRANSFER; TO PRESCRIBE THE COMPONENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE PETITION; TO REQUIRE THE RECEIVING SCHOOL DISTRICT TO VERIFY THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING GRADE OF THE TRANSFERRING SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY STUDENT, AND UPON A DETERMINATION THAT THE TRANSFERRING DISTRICT HAS A POOR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, SHALL RECEIVE THE STUDENT AND MAKE A REQUEST OF THE TRANSFERRING DISTRICT FOR PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES ALLOTTED THE STUDENT; 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 7 to February 4, 2014, 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 7 to Feb 4 · stopped28 days
EducationJan 7 to Feb 4 · stopped28 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.