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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 293

School calendar; reduce number of days in scholastic year to 170.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' SCHOLASTIC YEAR FROM 180 TO 170 DAYS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-91, 37-151-5 AND 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM TERM ALLOWED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS' CONTRACTS WITH LICENSED PERSONNEL FROM 187 TO 177 DAYS, AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHORTEN THE TERMS OF CONTRACTS PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED FOR THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR, WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION TO THE ANNUAL SALARY SET FORTH IN EACH CONTRACT, ACCORDINGLY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL TEACHERS WHOSE CONTRACTS ARE FOR A TERM OF NO LESS THAN THE STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED NUMBER OF DAYS; 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 February 9, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 3 to Feb 9 · stopped37 days

EducationJan 3 to Jan 2623 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 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 3Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 3Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives