l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 958

School personnel; prohibit from engaging in political activity while in performance of official duties.

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 PROHIBIT SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL FROM ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY WHILE IN PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF DISTRICT TIME, PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES OR PERSONNEL TO PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, DISSEMINATE, CIRCULATE OR COMMUNICATE ANY MATERIAL OR INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY; TO PROHIBIT SOLICITING OR ATTEMPTS TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL ON BEHALF OF A POLITICAL ACTIVITY; TO PROHIBIT POLITICAL ACTIVITY ON SCHOOL PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY LIMITATION IMPOSED ON DISTRICT PERSONNEL ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO SUCH PERSON ON THEIR PERSONAL TIME; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO REMAIN NEUTRAL BY NOT ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND BY NOT PUBLICLY SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING ANY POLITICAL PARTY; TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 23-15-801, 23-15-871 AND 23-15-873, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE 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

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