Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2034
Sixteenth section land; clarify provisions related to leases of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THAT A LEASE OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LANDS THAT IS DULY EXECUTED BY THE APPLICABLE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PRESUMED TO BE VALID; TO CLARIFY THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS NOT NECESSARY BEFORE THE BOARD MAY ENTER INTO ANY SUCH LEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY OBJECT TO THE VALIDITY OF SUCH A LEASE BY FILING AN ACTION IN THE APPROPRIATE CHANCERY COURT AND DEMONSTRATING THAT THE LEASE IS UNCONSCIONABLE OR OTHERWISE NOT VALID; TO PROVIDE THAT BOARD MEMBERS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH ARE IMMUNE FROM INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING INTO THE LEASE; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE CERTAIN STANDARDS REGARDING THE CLASSIFICATION AND RECLASSIFICATION OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AN APPRAISAL EVERY 5 YEARS AND TO PROVIDE FOR A CERTAIN 16TH SECTION LAND COMPLAINT TRIBUNAL FOR LEASEHOLDERS; TO AUTHORIZE THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN ITS DISCRETION TO CHARGE THE LEASEHOLDER FOR THE COST OF THE FIRST APPRAISAL OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RECLASSIFY ANY SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND ON HIS OWN MOTION AND LEAVE THAT AUTHORITY WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND MANAGERS; TO AMEND SECTION 29-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE 16TH SECTION LAND LEASEHOLDERS TO ASSIGN OR SUBLEASE THEIR LEASE IN THEIR DISCRETION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 29-3-63 AND 29-3-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 9 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 SenateJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 days
EducationJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 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.