l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 486

School accreditation; impose administrative sanctions upon districts having had their accreditation withdrawn by the SBE.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE NATURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS TO BE IMPOSED UPON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THEIR ACCREDITATION WITHDRAWN FOR FAILURE TO MEET ACCREDITATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS; TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ONLY THAT MANDATED BY LAW OR PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ONLY THAT MANDATED BY LAW OR PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND TO REDUCE THOSE MEMBERS' COMPENSATION BY ONE-HALF; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION MAY RECOMMEND THAT THE GOVERNOR DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT IF FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE DESIGNATED AS FAILING IN ANY ONE YEAR; 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 19 to March 3, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

EducationJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate