Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 31, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2448
School district consolidation; require in Leflore County and Greenwood.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE LEFLORE COUNTY AND GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE GREENWOOD LEFLORE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL BE A COUNTYWIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE NEW GREENWOOD LEFLORE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT VOLUNTARILY FOLLOW THE CONSOLIDATION ORDER; TO ABOLISH THE FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR EXECUTION OF TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS AND THE PREPARATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE A TWO-YEAR WAIVER FROM CERTAIN ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW STUDENT POPULATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-7 AND 37-7-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 20 to March 31, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentPending
Senate floor amendmentPending
House of Representatives committee amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 20 – Feb 12
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 12
- Feb 14Sent to the House
- Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Education
- Mar 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 11Read the third time in the House
- Mar 12Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
Back in the Senate Mar 18 – Mar 31
- Mar 18Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
- Mar 19Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
- Mar 27Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Collins and Smith
- Conferees named in the House: Moore, Barker and Guice
- Mar 31Died in conference in the Senate
All 16 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To EducationSenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 12AmendedSenate
- Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
- Feb 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 17Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 18Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 19Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
- Mar 27Conferees Named Tollison,Collins,SmithSenate
- Mar 27Conferees Named Moore,Barker,GuiceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 31Died In ConferenceSenate