Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 164
Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A POLICY ESTABLISHING UNIFORM RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE ADHERED TO BY ALL LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE POLICY SHALL NOT ABROGATE THE RIGHT OF ANY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD TO LEGALLY TRANSFER THE CHILD TO ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFERRING STUDENTS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
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.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.