l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 17

Constitution; amend to require the members of the State school Board of Education to be elected.

Died in committee in the House, on January 30, 2018.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 203, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING IN 2020, THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL NO LONGER BE APPOINTED AND THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ONE MEMBER ELECTED FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE AND ONE MEMBER ELECTED FROM THE STATE AT LARGE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS OF THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS ARE FOR FOUR YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT A BOARD MEMBER MAY BE REMOVED BY A THREE-FIFTHS VOTE OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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

1 co-sponsor

Becky Currie

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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 8 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives