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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2691

School district consolidation; require in Holmes County and Durant.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE HOLMES COUNTY AND DURANT MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE HOLMES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE NEW HOLMES SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT VOLUNTARILY FOLLOW THE CONSOLIDATION ORDER; TO ABOLISH THE FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR EXECUTION OF TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS AND THE PREPARATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE A TWO-YEAR WAIVER FROM ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW STUDENT POPULATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-103 AND 37-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-7-104.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW STARKVILLE-OKTIBBEHA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT; 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

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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 278 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 24 to Feb 262 days

AppropriationsFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped5 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 26Reported as amended from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives