l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 1010

School choice; establish statewide open enrollment for public school students.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT TO A SCHOOL OF CHOICE THAT IS LOCATED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE STUDENT'S DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE UPON THE PETITION OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF A STUDENT TO A TRANSFEREE SCHOOL IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUDENT AND HIS PARENT RESIDE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT'S PARENT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING A STUDENT FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER OPEN ENROLLMENT FROM CHARGING THE STUDENT TUITION FEES, AND TO REQUIRE A STUDENT'S DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE TO PAY LOCAL MAINTENANCE FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A STUDENT TO ATTEND A DIFFERENT SCHOOL FROM THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THE STUDENT IS ASSIGNED WITHIN THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Education and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives