MS HB1551 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act Entitled The "mississippi Public Charter Schools Act Of 2013"; To Declare The Legislative Purpose Of The Public Charter Schools Act; To Prohibit Conversion Of Private Or Parochial School To Public Charter Schools; To Provide Definitions; To Provide Enrollment For Students Residing In The Attendance Zone In Which The Public Charter School Is Located And Lottery Requirements Therfor; To Provide Preferences For Student Enrollment In The Case Of A Conversion Charter School And For Schools Serving Special Populations; To Require All Schools In The State To Accept Transfer Credits From Public Charter Schools; To Define The Eligible Authorizer For Public Charter Schools; To Prescribe Authorizer Powers And Duties; To Provide Standards For Authorizing Public Charter Schools Which Shall Be Policies Equal To Nationally Established Best Practices; To Prescribe The Application Process For All Types Of Charter Schools And A Decision-making Process; To Establish An Initial Charter Term On A Pilot Basis; To Limit The Establishment Of Public Charter Schools To No More Than Four Per Each Congressional District; To Provide Guidelines For Executing Charter Contracts; To Provide Achievement And Operational Standards For Charter School Oversight And Corrective Actions; To Provide For Renewals And Revocations Of Charter School Contracts; To Provide Procedures For Charter School Closure And Dissolution; To Prescribe The Legal Status Of Charter Schools; To Empower Charter Schools With Financial Authority To Implement Its Contract And To Prohibit Discrimination And The Charging Of Tuition; To Prescribe The Qualifications Of Employees Of Charter Schools And Require Criminal Background Checks For Such Employees; To Provide That Charter Schools Shall Certify Average Daily Attendance And Qualify For State Adequate Education Program Allocations On A Per-pupil Basis; To Authorize Equal Transportation Funding Under The Adequate Education Program For Public Charter Schools; To Authorize Local Funding For Public Charter Schools; To Authorize Charter Schools To Accept Gifts, Donations And Grants; To Authorize Charter Schools The Right Of First Refusal To Vacant School Facilities And Property And The Use Of Donated Space Under Preexisting Zoning Regulations; To Amend Section 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform The Adequate Education Funding Formula To The Allocation Of Funds To Public Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Transfer Of Local Ad Valorem School District Maintenance Funds By The Tax Collector To The Public Charter School On A Per-pupil Basis; To Amend Section 37-9-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Education Employment Procedures Law Shall Not Apply To Teachers Or Administrators At Public Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-13-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Public Charter Schools Shall Comply With The Minimum Length Of School Term Applicable To Public Schools; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Students Attending Public Charter Schools Shall Comply With The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mississippi Public Charter School Act of 2013; enact to establish process for creating.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
2013-01-21 | House | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB1551.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1551IN.htm |