Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 851
Charter schools; revise certain provisions of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEADLINE BY WHICH THE MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD IS REQUIRED TO PUBLISH A PAMPHLET OF STATUTORY AND REGULATORY UPDATES TO CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM JULY 1 TO OCTOBER 1; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DATE BY WHICH THE AUTHORIZER BOARD IS REQUIRED TO PUBLICIZE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS BY A SPECIFIED DATE, TO SIMPLY REQUIRE AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION FOR SUCH REQUESTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE SCHOOL-WIDE UNDERSERVED STUDENT COMPOSITION OF A CHARTER SCHOOL REFLECT THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO NOW REQUIRE THE SCHOOL-WIDE UNDERSERVED STUDENT COMPOSITION OF A CHARTER SCHOOL TO REFLECT THE COMPOSITION BY EACH CORRESPONDING GRADE IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BY AT LEAST 80%; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEADLINE BY WHICH THE AUTHORIZER BOARD MUST SUBMIT ITS ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE REPORT FROM OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 1; TO REVISE THE TIMELINE THAT PEER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN EVALUATIVE REPORT FROM ANNUALLY TO EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS WHO MAY BE EXEMPT FROM STATE LICENSURE TO 50%; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY A CHARTER SCHOOL HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE; TO REMOVE THE THREE-YEAR REQUIREMENT FOR UNLICENSED TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY A CHARTER SCHOOL TO BECOME LICENSED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ITS INITIAL YEAR OF OPERATION; A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL RECEIVE ONE GIFTED TEACHER UNIT AND ONE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER UNIT; 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
January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
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.