Mississippi House Bill 1243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Department Of Education To Establish An Enrollment Options Program To Enable Students Residing In The State To Attend Any Public School Throughout The State Without Regard To Resident; To Prescribe The Application Process To Be Followed By Parents Wishing To Enroll Their Child In A Different School District; To Prescribe Limitations Of Admission Of Students In Certain Receiving School Districts; To Exempt School Districts For Certain Requirements When Implementing The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide For The Process Of Selecting Students To Enroll In Such School Districts; To Provide For A Lottery Process For Selection In Certain Circumstances; To Restrict Students In Grades 10 Through 12 From Participating In Interscholastic Competitions During The First Year Of Enrollment In A Receiving District; To Prescribe The Process For Notifying Accepted Applicants; To Provide The Manner Of Funding; To Stipulate The Transportation Requirements For Accepted Students; To Prescribe Graduation Requirements; To Require Each School District To Publish Information Regarding Open Enrollment On Its District Website; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Act Shall Be Severable; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Parental choice open enrollment; provide options to enroll students in any school within the state.

Rep. John Moore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1243.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1243IN.htm