l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1296

Financial Transparency in Education Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY IN EDUCATION ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER IN THE STATE TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SEARCHABLE EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES DETAILED DATA ON ALL MONIES RECEIVED AND EXPENDED IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER TO MAINTAIN THE DATA IN AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE, SEARCHABLE AND DOWNLOADABLE FORMAT, AND TO POST COMPREHENSIVE FIGURES ON TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND PER-PUPIL SPENDING; TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER TO SUBMIT THE SUMMARY DATA TO THE STATE TO BE AGGREGATED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Ashley Henley

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2017, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 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 Jan 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate