Mississippi House Bill 222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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

An Act To Amend Section 37-27-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Reorganization And Establishment Of A Special Purpose School At The Site Of The Former Hinds Agricultural High School Location To Be Designated As The Hinds Specialized Career And Technical High School For The Purpose Of Providing Focused Primary Instruction In Theoretical And Practical Agriculture, Military Science And Robotics, Which Such Curriculum Shall Be Subject To Review And Correction By The State Board Of Education; To Provide For The Reassignment Of Real And Personal Property To The Special Purpose School; To Stipulate That The First Year Of Instruction Shall Begin At The Start Of The 2017-2018 School Year For Students Enrolled In Grade 9 Through Grade 12, And Provide For Coursework And Academic Standards That Are Aligned To The Curriculum Standards Adopted By The State Board Of Education; To Provide For The Enrollment Of Students, To Waive Accountability Results For The First Year Of The School's Operation; And For Related Purposes.

Former Hinds AHS; reorganize and re-establish as a special purpose school.

Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0222.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0222IN.htm