Mississippi House Bill 46 (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 Reestablish The Manner Of Selecting The County Superintendent Of Education In A Certain County As An Elective Method From The Appointive Method, Effective On January 1, 2020, And To Establish A Term Of Four Years; To Provide That The Election Shall Be Conducted At The Same Time And In The Same Manner As The General State Election; To Prescribe An Orderly Transition Of Terms; To Amend Section 37-5-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Therewith; To Bring Forward Section 37-5-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualification Of Those Individuals Seeking The Elective Office Of County Superintendent Of Education; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Superintendent of education; change from appointive to elective in certain county and establish term of four years.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0046.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0046IN.htm