l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 91

Student transfer; prohibit board of failing districts from denying requests to better performing schools or districts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 2, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN DISTRICTS WITH AN ACCOUNTABILITY RATING GRADE OF "D" OR "F" FROM DENYING STUDENT REQUESTS TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN PETITION BY THE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR INDIVIDUAL IN LOCO PARENTIS OF THE STUDENT REQUESTING THE TRANSFER; TO PRESCRIBE THE COMPONENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE PETITION; TO REQUIRE THE RECEIVING SCHOOL DISTRICT TO VERIFY THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING GRADE OF THE TRANSFERRING SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY STUDENT, AND UPON A DETERMINATION THAT THE TRANSFERRING DISTRICT HAS A POOR ACCOUNTABILITY RATING, SHALL RECEIVE THE STUDENT AND MAKE A REQUEST OF THE TRANSFERRING DISTRICT FOR PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES ALLOTTED THE STUDENT; TO ALLOW RECEIVING DISTRICT TO REFUSE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE OF THE TRANSFER STUDENT BASED ON LACK OF CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE A TRANSFERRING STUDENT; 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

Its course

February 8 to March 2, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 2 · stopped23 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 2315 days

EducationMar 2 to Mar 2 · stopped0 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 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 2Recommitted to committee in the House
  5. Died in committee in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 2Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives