Mississippi House Bill 1156 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on February 24 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-24 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Exempt Certain School Districts From The Requirement To Operate Its Schools For The Minimum Of 180 Days In The Event Of Extreme Weather Conditions; To Allow Such Affected School Districts To Receive Per Pupil Expenditure Payments From The State Department Of Education For A Maximum Of Ten Days; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Make A Determination Of Altering A School District's Calendar On A Case-by-case Basis In The Event Of Certain Weather Conditions Not Declared As A State Of Emergency; To Amend Section 37-13-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A School District That Is Allowed To Alter Its School Term Due To Certain Declared Disasters Or States Of Emergency To Receive Payments For The Average Daily Attendance Costs Of Pupils For A Maximum Of Ten Days; To Amend Section 37-13-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

School districts; exempt certain from the minimum school term requirement in event of extreme weather conditions.

Rep. Noal Akins [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]	Rep. Mark DuVall [D]	Rep. Eugene Hamilton [R]
Rep. Wanda Jennings [R]	Rep. Harvey Moss [D]	Rep. Margaret Rogers [R]

2011-02-17 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-24		Approved by Governor
2011-02-18		Enrolled Bill Signed
2011-02-17		Enrolled Bill Signed
2011-02-17		Transmitted To House
2011-02-17		Immediate Release
2011-02-17		Passed
2011-02-17		Title Suff Do Pass
2011-02-15		Referred To Education
2011-02-15		Transmitted To Senate
2011-02-10		Passed As Amended
2011-02-10		Amended
2011-02-10		Committee Substitute Adopted
2011-02-09		Read the Third Time
2011-02-01		Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2011-01-17		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1156.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1156IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1156CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1156PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1156SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/house/0380025.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/votes/senate/0450002.pdf