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 965
Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A POLICY ESTABLISHING UNIFORM RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE ADHERED TO BY ALL LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE POLICY SHALL NOT ABROGATE THE RIGHT OF ANY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD TO LEGALLY TRANSFER THE CHILD TO ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFERRING STUDENTS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 20 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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.
In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives