Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2159
Transfer of students between school districts; automatic transfer of students attending school rated "C," "D" or "F."
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOLS WITH AN ACCREDITATION RATING OF "C," "D" OR "F" TO A SCHOOL WITH AN ACCREDITATION RATING OF "A" OR "B" UPON THE PETITION OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SUCH STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF SUCH STUDENT TO THE TRANSFEREE SCHOOL SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN UNLESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREES TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WHICH THE STUDENT IS TRANSFERRED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING ANY TRANSFER STUDENT FROM SUCH LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL SHALL CHARGE THE STUDENT ANY TUITION FEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-13 AND 37-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS TO ANOTHER HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL IN THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 5 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 SenateFeb 5 to Feb 23 · stopped18 days
EducationFeb 5 to Feb 23 · stopped18 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.