Senate Bill 2036

AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-6-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT THE "NONPARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE NOVEMBER 2019 GENERAL ELECTION, THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION, TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE TRUSTEES FROM THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE ELECTED IN A NONPARTISAN ELECTION CONCURRENT WITH THE STATE GENERAL ELECTION; 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 ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND A UNIFORM NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON SAID PETITIONS OF NOMINATION; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR FILLING VACANCIES IN THE OFFICE OF ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-1, 37-5-3, 37-5-7, 37-5-9, 37-5-18, 37-5-19, 37-7-203, 37-7-207, 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-225, 37-7-227, 37-7-229 AND 37-7-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-204, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217 AND 37-7-219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM ADDED TERRITORY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-713, 37-7-715 AND 37-7-717, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Kevin Blackwell

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In the Senate Jan 5 – Feb 9

1. Jan 5Referred to the Senate committee on Education
2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
4. Laid on the table in the Senate
5. Died on the calendar in the Senate