Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 459
Teacher contracts; prohibit superintendents from entering into with current licensed employees for continuation of employment before.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT SUPERINTENDENTS FROM ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS WITH ANY CURRENT LICENSED EMPLOYEES FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE SUCCESSIVE SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE APRIL 15; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEN-DAY PERIOD FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO EXECUTE AND RETURN THE CONTRACT SHALL NOT BEGIN TO RUN UNTIL THE DATE THE CONTRACT IS TENDERED TO THE EMPLOYEE ON OR AFTER APRIL 15; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STIPULATE THAT ANY RENEWAL CONTRACT ISSUED TO AN EMPLOYEE BEFORE APRIL 15 OF THE YEAR THAT THE EXISTING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE SHALL BE CONDITIONAL; TO ALLOW THE EMPLOYEE TO SEEK RELEASE FROM THE CONDITIONAL CONTRACT, IF EXECUTED, WITHOUT PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT APRIL 15 OR WITHIN TEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE APPROPRIATION LEGISLATION COMPRISING THE STATE'S K-12 EDUCATION BUDGET, WHICHEVER DATE IS LATER, SHALL BE THE EARLIEST DATE SUCH CONTRACT MAY BE EXECUTED AND HAVE BINDING EFFECT UPON THE EMPLOYEE; 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 12 to January 31, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jan 31 · stopped19 days
EducationJan 12 to Jan 31 · stopped19 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.