Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 540
School year; require to be calculated by hours to provide greater flexibility.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANNER BY WHICH THE SCHOOL YEAR IS CALCULATED BY USING AN HOUR SYSTEM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GREATER FLEXIBILITY; TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM OF THIRTEEN DAYS TO BE EARNED PER YEAR FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT EXCEED THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY BY AN ADDITIONAL HALF HOUR; 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
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 8 to January 30, 2018, 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 8 to Jan 30 · stopped22 days
EducationJan 8 to Jan 30 · stopped22 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.