l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2500

School district consolidation; require in Lumberton Public School District and adjoining districts.

Became law as Chapter 463, Laws of 2016, signed May 10, 2016, 92 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS OF THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND POPLARVILLE SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT NOT LATER THAN JULY 1, 2019, TO ABOLISH AND DISSOLVE THE LUMBERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ITS CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, EFFECTIVE AT THE START OF THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR; TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUBMIT ITS PLAN OF ABOLITION AND DISSOLUTION TO THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2017; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERRITORY OF THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN LAMAR COUNTY SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE TERRITORY OF THE LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN PEARL RIVER COUNTY SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE POPLARVILLE SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE FORMER LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY BE GRANTED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER BY THE LAMAR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OR THE POPLARVILLE SCHOOL BOARD, AS DETERMINED BY THE RESIDENCE OF THE STUDENT, TO CONTINUE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE FORMER LUMBERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 May 10, 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 action26 actions on 16 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 223 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 1810 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Mar 2523 days

EducationMar 14 to Mar 184 days

AppropriationsMar 18 to Mar 224 days

EducationMar 22 to Mar 220 days

Back in the SenateMar 25 to Apr 2632 days

With the GovernorApr 26 to May 1014 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 2

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 25

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 25

  1. Mar 7Sent to the House
  2. Mar 14Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Reported as amended from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 22Reported as amended from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 23Read the third time in the House
  7. Mar 25Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 25 – Apr 26

  1. Mar 25Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Wooten, Moore, Roberson and Frierson)
  2. Mar 30Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Apr 5Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Apr 15Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Blackwell and Polk
  6. Conferees named in the House: Moore, Barker and Ladner
  7. Apr 18Conference report filed in the Senate
  8. Conference report filed in the House
  9. Apr 19Conference report adopted in the House
  10. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  11. Apr 26Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 26 – May 10

  1. Apr 26Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. May 10Approved by the Governor
All 26 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 18DR - TSDPAA: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 22DR - TSDPAA: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 23Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 25AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 25Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 25Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Moore, Roberson, Frierson)House of Representatives
  15. Mar 30Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 30Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 5Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  18. Apr 15Conferees Named Tollison,Blackwell,PolkSenate
  19. Apr 15Conferees Named Moore,Barker,LadnerHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 18Conference Report FiledSenate
  21. Apr 18Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 19Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 19Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  24. Apr 26Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. Apr 26Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  26. May 10Approved by GovernorGovernor