MS HB1015 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 37-15-29 And 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Transfer Of A Student To A School Of Choice That Is Located In A School District Other Than The Student's District Of Residence Upon The Petition Of The Parent Or Guardian Of The Student; To Provide That Transportation Of A Student To A Transferee School In A School District Other Than The District In Which The Student And His Parent Reside Is The Responsibility Of The Student's Parent; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A School District Accepting A Student From Another School District Under Open Enrollment From Charging The Student Tuition Fees, And To Require A Student's District Of Residence To Pay Local Maintenance Funds To The School District In Which The Student Is Enrolled; To Amend Section 37-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Student To Attend A Different School From The School To Which The Student Is Assigned Within The Student's School District Of Residence; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

School Choice; establish statewide open enrollment for public school students.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-23HouseDied In Committee
2016-02-08HouseReferred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

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