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 942
MAEP; revise to determine cost using ADM in lieu of ADA with 94.5% attendance trigger and exempt "A" and "B" districts from trigger.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP (ADM)" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE BASIC ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM COST FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED ON STUDENT AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR STUDENT COUNTS BY THE STATE AUDITOR; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "MINIMUM SCHOOL TERM" AND "AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE" AS SUCH TERMS ARE USED FOR DETERMINING ALLOCATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-151-85, 37-151-97 AND 37-151-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, TO REMOVE THE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT THAT A COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD WHO IS ABSENT MORE THAN 37% OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY MUST BE CONSIDERED ABSENT FOR THE ENTIRE DAY; 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.
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 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives