Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 555
Charter schools; reconstitute authorizer board and require formula to ensure equitable distribution of local funds.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RECONSTITUTE THE MISSISSIPPI CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF BETTER STAGGERING THE TERMS OF EACH APPOINTING AUTHORITY'S APPOINTEES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE FUNDS AND ALLOCATE POSITIONS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 37-28-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZER BOARD AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A FORMULA THAT REQUIRES LOCAL AD VALOREM CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BE RECONCILED EACH YEAR IN THE SAME MANNER AS ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM PAYMENTS; TO DIRECT THAT THE FORMULA MAKE THE PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL AD VALOREM FUNDS EQUITABLE BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS; 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 13 to February 9, 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 action5 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 9 · stopped27 days
EducationJan 13 to Jan 2512 days
AppropriationsJan 25 to Jan 316 days
EducationJan 31 to Jan 310 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 13 – Feb 9
- Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Jan 25Reported as a committee substitute from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 31Reported as a committee substitute from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House