House Bill 989

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING CERTAIN FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE A STATEWIDE DISTRICT COMPRISED OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AN "F" OR CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING RATING UNDER THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO OBTAIN OFFICE SPACE FOR THE DISTRICT AND TO APPOINT A HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOLS OR DISTRICTS FROM THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO SPECIFY THAT SCHOOLS ASSIGNED AN "F" DESIGNATION FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR MUST BE ABSORBED IMMEDIATELY BY THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLESS THE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DETERMINES THAT A GRADUAL TRANSFER OF CONTROL, COMPLETE BEFORE THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, IS IN THE SCHOOL'S/DISTRICT'S BEST INTEREST; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM WHICH SCHOOLS OR DISTRICTS ARE BEING ABSORBED TO COOPERATE WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL'S TRANSFER; TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBSEQUENT RETURN OF A SCHOOL OR DISTRICT TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTROL BY THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS BEING MET; TO REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RECOMMEND HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AT A SCHOOL AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, IN THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S DISCRETION, OF PERSONNEL EMPLOYED AT A SCHOOL THAT IS BEING ABSORBED; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE THE PERSONAL AND REAL PROPERTY OF A SCHOOL OR DISTRICT THAT IS ABSORBED, SUBJECT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE FOR STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING OF SCHOOLS IN THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Charles Busby

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 2

• House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 3

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Mar 29

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In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 3

1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Education
2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
4. Mar 2Committee substitute adopted in the House
5. Amended in the House
6. Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
7. Mar 3Amended in the House
8. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 8 – Mar 29

1. Mar 8Sent to the Senate
2. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
3. Mar 22Reported as amended from ED to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
5. Mar 29Amended in the Senate
6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 30 – Apr 26

1. Mar 30Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
2. Apr 5Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
3. Apr 13Conferees named in the House: Moore, Busby and Roberson
4. Apr 15Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Hopson and Caughman
5. Apr 18Conference report filed in the Senate
6. Conference report filed in the House
7. Apr 19Motion in the House to recommit lost
8. Conference report adopted in the House
9. Conference report adopted in the Senate
10. Apr 26Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 26 – May 12

1. Apr 26Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
2. May 12Approved by the Governor