Mississippi House Bill 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Establishing Uniform Residency Requirements For Children Enrolled In Public Schools To Be Adhered To By All Local School Boards; To Provide That The Policy Shall Not Abrogate The Right Of Any Parent Or Legal Guardian Of A Child To Legally Transfer The Child To Another School District; To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes General Procedures For Transferring Students Between School Districts Under Certain Circumstances, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-02	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0029.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0029IN.htm