l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 861

Districts of Innovation; authorize State Board of Education to approve creation of in local school districts.

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 AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATED TO "DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION APPROVED SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE DISTRICTS PER YEAR; TO LIMIT THE INITIAL APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT RENEWALS OF DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION TO FIVE-YEAR PERIODS; TO DIRECT THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PRESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES TO BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO BE APPROVED AS A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION; TO SPECIFY THE CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A DISTRICT TO BE A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION APPLICANT; TO PRESCRIBE THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WITH WHICH SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION WITHIN DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION MUST COMPLY; TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN WHICH DISTRICTS OF INNOVATION MAY REQUEST APPROVAL OF PRACTICES THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN CURRENT STATUTORY 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

3 co-sponsors

John G. Faulkner, Randy P. Boyd, John W. Hines, Sr.

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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 3011 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • 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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Amendment failed in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Sent 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. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate