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2016 Regular Session

House Bill 1044

Charter schools; authorize open enrollment across school district lines.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 30, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE STUDENTS RESIDING IN A "D" OR "F" SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENROLL IN A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT IS GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED IN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE UNSPENT GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO REVERT TO THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN WHICH STUDENTS ATTENDING A CHARTER SCHOOL RESIDE IF THE CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO CERTIFY TO EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL RESIDE THE NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS RESIDING IN THAT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANNER BY WHICH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDS WHICH IS TO BE PAID TO A CHARTER SCHOOL TO REFLECT THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL'S STUDENTS MAY RESIDE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS LOCATED, AND TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS RESIDE TO MAKE LOCAL CONTRIBUTION PAYMENTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE FORMULA FOR CALCULATING A CHARTER SCHOOL'S LOCAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO REFLECT THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S STUDENTS MAY RESIDE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS LOCATED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-57-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A CHARTER SCHOOL RESIDE TO MAKE AD VALOREM TAX RECEIPTS PAYMENTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL; 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 March 30, 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 action12 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 122 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 179 days

Revenue and Expenditure General BillsFeb 17 to Feb 192 days

EducationFeb 19 to Feb 223 days

In the SenateMar 1 to Mar 30 · stopped29 days

EducationMar 11 to Mar 2211 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 1

  • Senate committee 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 Feb 8 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Education and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
  2. Feb 17Reported as a committee substitute from ED to GB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 19Reported as a committee substitute from GB to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  6. Mar 1Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 3 – Mar 30

  1. Mar 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 30Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 17DR - TSDPCS: ED To GBHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 19DR - TSDPCS: GB To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 1Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 1AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 11Referred To EducationSenate
  11. Mar 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 30Died On CalendarSenate