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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1177

Educator misconduct; clarify provisions relating to disciplinary action taken against personnel of public special purpose schools and other educators.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST AN EDUCATOR OR ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYED BY EITHER OF THE FOUR PUBLIC SPECIAL PURPOSE SCHOOLS THAT RESULT IN LICENSURE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION, AND TO PROVIDE AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS SUCH EMPLOYEES TO DIRECT APPEAL ADVERSE DECISIONS TO THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-9-55 AND 37-9-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A DUE PROCESS HEARING TO EMPLOYEES WHO SEEK RELEASE FROM THEIR CONTRACT AS AN EDUCATOR OR ADMINISTRATOR AND THE SCHOOL BOARD FAILS TO ACT FAVORABLY UPON THE REQUEST; TO SUSPEND, FOR ONE YEAR, THE LICENSE OF EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE DECISION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO DENY THE RELEASE FROM CONTRACT AND WHO SUBSEQUENTLY ABANDON THEIR POSITION OR BREACH THE CONTRACT; 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

January 16 to February 28, 2023, 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 621 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 259 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Feb 28 · stopped22 days

EducationFeb 14 to Feb 28 · stopped14 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 16 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 6Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 7 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 6PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Referred To EducationSenate
  6. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate