MS HB48 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-301.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Improvement To Home Rule Authority Provided To Local School Districts For A Period Not Less Than Three Years Nor More Than Five Years; To Provide That During The Improvement Period Each Local School District Shall Relinquish Governing Authority To The State Department Of Education For A Period Determined By The Department And The State Board Of Education; To Require The State Board Of Education And The Department To Conduct A Statewide Assessment Of Local School District Governance To Be Used As A Basis Of The Determination For The Duration Of Administrative Control Of Each District; To Require The Board And Department To Notify The Local School District Of Its Determination At Which Time The Improvement Period Shall Be Immediately Invoked And The Districts' Authority Relinquished To The Department; To Provide That The Local School Board Shall Serve In An Advisory Capacity; To Provide That The Board And Department May Transfer The Authority Of Local Control Of Certain Governing Matters For The Operation Of The School District To The Local School Board On A Phased-in Basis After The First Year Of Department Control; To Provide The State Department Of Education With Plenary Authority In The Decision-making And Governance Of The School District Previously Exercised By The Local School Board Under Home Rule Authority; To Provide For The Repeal Of The Improvement Provisions On July 1, 2020; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Home rule improvement; enact for local school districts.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-23HouseDied In Committee
2016-02-08HouseReferred To Education

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