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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 46

Student transfer; prohibit boards in districts rated as "D" or "F" from denying to better performing district.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

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 BOARDS 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

Its course

January 6 to February 12, 2015, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 6 to Feb 12 · stopped37 days

EducationJan 6 to Feb 328 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 6 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 6Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives