Mississippi House Bill 1065 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That Effective With The Term Of Office Beginning On January 1, 2024, The Office Of County Superintendent Of Education In A Certain County Shall No Longer Be Appointive But Elected; To Provide That The Election Shall Occur At The November 2023 General Statewide And County Elections; To Provide An Opportunity For Those Who Object To The Change In The Method Of Selecting The County Superintendent Of Education To File A Petition Requesting A Referendum On The Issue On Changing The Process Of Selection; To Designate The Time In Which The Referendum Shall Be Held Prior To The Date Of The General Statewide And County Elections; To Establish The Requirements To Qualify For Election To The Office Of County Superintendent Of Education If The Referendum In Favor Of Changing The Method Of Selection Is Approved; To Amend Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To; And For Related Purposes.

County superintendent of education; change selection method from appointive to elective in certain county.

Rep. Price Wallace [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	9	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1065.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1065IN.htm