l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 989

School district funding; provide for content of financial reports and prohibiting automatic budget increases for certain school districts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 12, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-97, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFY THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST PROVIDE TO THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE REPORT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-1-12, 37-3-11 AND 37-9-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-57-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING WITH A BUDGET GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA, FROM GRANTING AN AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN TAX LEVY TO SATISFY A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BUDGET REQUESTS, EVEN IF THE MILLAGE RATE NECESSARY TO GENERATE THE REQUESTED FUNDS IS EQUAL TO 55 MILLS OR LESS, BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT REQUESTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES NOT EXCEED THE NEXT PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR'S AD VALOREM TAX EFFORT IN DOLLARS BY MORE THAN FOUR PERCENT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-57-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-57-107 AND 37-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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

Its course

February 14 to March 12, 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 action6 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 12 · stopped27 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 14 to Feb 206 days

EducationFeb 20 to Mar 312 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 30 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 14 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Education
  2. Feb 20Reported from AC to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 3Reported from ED to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 11Read the third time in the House
  6. Mar 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 20DR - TSDP: AC To EDHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 3DR - TSDP: ED To ACHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives