Mississippi House Bill 513 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Reenact Sections 37-28-1 Through 37-28-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Were The Laws Relating To The Establishment And Operation Of Charter Schools, And Which Were Repealed By Operation Of Law On July 1, 2009; To Authorize The Establishment Of Conversion Charter Schools In Public Schools And Local School Districts That Have Been Determined To Be Underperforming On The Rating Scale As Defined By The State Board Of Education; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed By Public Schools And Local School Districts In Efforts To Receive Charter School Status As A Conversion School; To Require The State Board Of Education To Establish Rules And Regulations For The Submission Of Petitions For Charter School Status And The Operation Of Those Schools; To Authorize The Board To Operate A Certain Number Of Conversion Schools On A Pilot Program Basis; To Provide That The Conversion Of An Underperforming School Or District To Charter School Status Shall Not Be On A Pilot Program Basis; To Prescribe The Requirements Of A Petition For Charter School Status For Purposes Of Approval By The Board; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed By The Board And The Local School In The Event That The Board Disapproves The Petition For Charter School Status; To Prescribe The Terms To Be Included In Each Charter For A Conversion School; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed By The Local School Board Regarding Petitions Submitted By Local Schools To Obtain Charter School Status As A Conversion School; To Provide The Term Of Duration Of Charters For Conversion Schools Operating On A Pilot Program Basis And The Process For Renewal Of The Charter; To Require The Placement Of Underperforming Schools Converted To Charter School Status Under The Jurisdiction Of The Mississippi Recovery School District Until Certain Standards Established By The State Board Of Education Have Been Met; To Provide For The Funding Of Conversion Schools; To Provide That Employees Of Conversion Schools Shall Be Treated As Employees Of And Have The Same Benefit Entitlements As Other Employees Of The Local School District; To Require The State Board Of Education To Submit A Report To The Legislature On The Status Of Conversion Schools; And For Related Purposes.

Charter schools; establish process for establishing in underperforming schools and districts.

Rep. Henry Espy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-11		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0513.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0513IN.htm