Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 501
School boards; elect all at statewide general or presidential election for four-year term.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-6-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE ELECTION OF ALL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL OR GENERAL STATEWIDE ELECTIONS, BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2019 OR 2020 AS DETERMINED BY TRUSTEE DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF ALL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE FOUR YEARS; TO PROVIDE FOR NOMINATING PETITIONS TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD AND TO REQUIRE A UNIFORM NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS OF NOMINATION; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-1, 37-5-3, 37-5-7, 37-5-9, 37-5-19, 37-7-203, 37-7-207, 37-7-221 AND 37-7-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-5-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE ELECTION OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS FROM TERRITORY OUTSIDE THE FOUR MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN A CERTAIN COUNTY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-7-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-7-104.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BOLIVAR COUNTY, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-104.2, 37-7-104.3 AND 37-7-104.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-7-104.5, 37-7-104.6 AND 37-7-104.7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
EducationJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
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.