l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 1444

Financial Transparency in Education Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY IN EDUCATION ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER IN THE STATE TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SEARCHABLE EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES DETAILED DATA ON ALL MONIES RECEIVED AND EXPENDED IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER TO MAINTAIN THE DATA IN AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE, SEARCHABLE AND DOWNLOADABLE FORMAT, AND TO POST COMPREHENSIVE FIGURES ON TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND PER-PUPIL SPENDING; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER TO SUBMIT THE SUMMARY DATA TO THE STATE TO BE AGGREGATED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE; 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

2 co-sponsors

Ashley Henley, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

February 8 to March 22, 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 action9 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 122 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 1810 days

In the SenateMar 1 to Mar 22 · stopped21 days

EducationMar 11 to Mar 176 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 17 to Mar 22 · stopped5 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 Feb 8 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 1Amendment failed in the House
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 2 – Mar 22

  1. Mar 2Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 17Reported as amended from ED to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 1Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 1PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 2Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 11Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  8. Mar 17DR - TSDPAA: ED To ACSenate
  9. Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate