Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 10, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 1349
Transfer Mississippi Act; create to permit children to attend school of their choice in any school district.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-13, 37-15-29 AND 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A SCHOOL AGE CHILD TO PETITION THE SCHOOL BOARD OF SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HIS OR HER CHILD WANTS TO ATTEND FOR APPROVAL OF A SCHOOL TRANSFER; TO PROVIDE THAT FOR INTRA-DISTRICT SCHOOLS TRANSFERS, THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY CONSENT TO SUCH TRANSFERS SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSFEREE UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN PETITION FOR TRANSFER FROM A PARENT AND THE TRANSFEROR SCHOOL DISTRICTS UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WHICH THE TRANSFER IS SOUGHT; TO PROVIDE THAT APPROVAL OF TRANSFERS BY THE DISTRICT IN RECEIPT MAY BE SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRANSFERRING CHILD WITH INSTRUCTION AT THE GRADE LEVEL OF REQUEST TRANSFER; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE FOR THE COUNTING OF SUCH STUDENTS FOR PURPOSES OF TRANSPORTATION ALLOTMENTS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROHIBIT THE CHARGING OF TUITION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS; 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 17 to February 10, 2022, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 10 · stopped24 days
EducationJan 17 to Jan 3114 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 Jan 17 – Feb 10
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 8Read the third time in the House
- Feb 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives