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2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2497

School district consolidation; require in Chickasaw County.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE CHICKASAW COUNTY AND HOUSTON MUNICIPAL SEPARATE AND OKOLONA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THERE SHALL BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION INTO ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE NEW CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CONSOLIDATE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT VOLUNTARILY FOLLOW THE CONSOLIDATION ORDER; TO ABOLISH THE FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR EXECUTION OF TEACHER AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS AND THE PREPARATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET IN THE NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE A TWO-YEAR WAIVER FROM ACCOUNTABILITY AND STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW STUDENT POPULATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-103 AND 37-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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

Its course

February 8 to March 22, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 223 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 1810 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Mar 22 · stopped20 days

EducationMar 14 to Mar 22 · stopped8 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 2Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 7 – Mar 22

  1. Mar 7Sent to the House
  2. Mar 14Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 22Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 2Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 2AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 2Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Mar 14Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 22Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives