Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2672
School choice; authorize for "C," "D" and "F" rated schools, set certain procedures related thereto.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CHILD WHO ATTENDS A "C," "D," OR "F" RATED SCHOOL AS CLASSIFIED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL BE ALLOWED TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT IF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSENTS TO THE TRANSFER; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO PETITION A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALLOW THEIR CHILD TO TRANSFER; TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH AN ENROLLMENT THRESHOLD THAT ENCAPSULATES HOW MANY STUDENTS EACH SCHOOL MAY ACCEPT AS TRANSFERS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH THRESHOLD SHALL BE BASED OFF OF CLASSROOM AND FACILITY CAPACITY AND TEACHER AND STAFF-TO-STUDENT RATIO; TO PROVIDE THAT TRANSFERRING CHILDREN SHALL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A SCHOOL REACHES 75% OF ITS ENROLLMENT THRESHOLD THROUGH THE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS, THEN THE REMAINING 25% SHALL BE DECIDED BY A RANDOM LOTTERY-STYLE DRAWING; TO PROVIDE THAT IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO ADMIT A TRANSFERRING CHILD, SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL NOT CONSIDER THE RACE, AGE, OR ATHLETIC OR ACADEMIC ABILITIES OF THE STUDENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ADMINISTER THE ACT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 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.