l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 280

School district accreditation; require compliance with constitutional provisions and state laws as a minimum requirement for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Constitution Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-17-5.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ACCREDITATION, TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, THE MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972 AND ANY OTHER STATE LAW RELATING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS BEFORE THE MATTER IS REFERRED TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE COMMISSION ON SCHOOL ACCREDITATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD AND COMMISSION TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST A SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION, WHEN THE DISTRICT FAILS TO REMEDY THE VIOLATIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-17-5 AND 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE APPEALS PROCESS AND PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY THE COMMISSION WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOT MEETING ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FAIL TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

Its course

January 3 to January 31, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 days

EducationJan 3 to Jan 2522 days

ConstitutionJan 25 to Jan 31 · stopped6 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 3 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 3Referred to the House committees on Education and on Constitution
  2. Jan 25Reported from ED to CO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 3Referred To Education;ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25DR - TSDP: ED To COHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives