Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 487
School districts accreditation; impose sanctions upon those having accreditation status withdrawn.
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THE NATURE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS TO BE IMPOSED UPON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THEIR ACCREDITATION WITHDRAWN FOR FAILURE TO MEET ACCREDITATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS; TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ONLY THAT MANDATED BY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; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY INDIVIDUAL SERVING IN ANY ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIGNATED TO BE ABOLISHED AFTER THE GOVERNOR DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY THEREIN FROM SERVING IN ANY LIKE CAPACITY FOR THE NEWLY RECONSTITUTED, REORGANIZED OR ALTERED SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR TO NO LONGER EXIST; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-17-15, WHICH ALLOWS THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION TO WITHDRAW A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ACCREDITATION FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FAILURE TO MEET ACADEMIC STANDARDS OR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS; 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 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.