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 61
School district accreditation; require compliance with constitutional provisions and state laws as a minimum requirement for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-17-5.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ACCREDITATION, TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972 AND ANY OTHER STATE LAW RELATING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS BEFORE THE MATTER IS REFERRED TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD AND COMMISSION TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST A SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION, WHEN THE DISTRICT FAILS TO REMEDY THE VIOLATIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-17-5 AND 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE APPEALS PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMISSION WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOT MEETING ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FAIL TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION, 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.
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.