Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1231
Teachers' salaries; increase to Southeastern average in 2020-2021 and adjust annually to maintain.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE TEACHERS' SALARIES IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR SO THAT THE AVERAGE SALARY OF MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IS EQUAL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN AVERAGE TEACHER'S SALARY, AS DETERMINED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD (SREB); TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY TO THE SALARY SCALE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE SOUTHEASTERN AVERAGE; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT CHANGES TO THE SCALE AND APPROPRIATE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO MAINTAIN AN AVERAGE SALARY EQUAL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN AVERAGE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE STATUTE SETTING FORTH THE TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE ON JULY 1, 2021; 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
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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.
In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives