Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 436
West Point Consolidated School District; designate as a countywide municipal separate school district upon consolidated reorganization.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-104.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE THE WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A COUNTYWIDE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THE SPECIAL ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS TO REPRESENT THE TERRITORY OUTSIDE OF THE INCORPORATED AREAS OF WEST POINT SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEMBERS FROM SUCH AREAS SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY LAW; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SUBMIT NEW DISTRICT LINES TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PRECLEARANCE; TO PERMIT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO GRANT A WAIVER OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2012, FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS; 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 20 to March 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 action9 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1122 days
EducationJan 20 to Jan 299 days
AppropriationsJan 29 to Feb 46 days
EducationFeb 4 to Feb 40 days
In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days
EducationFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 11
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 House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 11
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Jan 29Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 4
- Feb 13Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4DR - TSDP: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate