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 714
School choice; establish statewide open enrollment for public school students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF A STUDENT TO A SCHOOL OF CHOICE THAT IS LOCATED IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE STUDENT'S DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE UPON THE PETITION OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE STUDENT; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION OF A STUDENT TO A TRANSFEREE SCHOOL IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUDENT AND HIS PARENT RESIDE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT'S PARENT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCEPTING A STUDENT FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER OPEN ENROLLMENT FROM CHARGING THE STUDENT TUITION FEES, AND TO REQUIRE A STUDENT'S DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE TO PAY LOCAL MAINTENANCE FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A STUDENT TO ATTEND A DIFFERENT SCHOOL FROM THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THE STUDENT IS ASSIGNED WITHIN THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 9 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 9 to Jan 30 · stopped21 days
EducationJan 9 to Jan 30 · stopped21 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.