Mississippi House Bill 821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt School Districts Meeting The Highest Levels Of Accreditation Standards, As Defined By The State Board Of Education, From Performing Certain Duties Imposed On School Districts; To Amend Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop A Grant Program Exclusively For School Districts Meeting The Highest Levels Of Accreditation Standards To Receive Funds For The Implementation Of Innovative Educational Programs; To Amend Sections 37-3-2, 37-11-53, 37-13-41, 37-13-89 And 37-43-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

School districts; exempt those meeting the highest levels of accreditation standards from certain duties.

Rep. Philip Gunn [R]

Rep. Richard Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0821.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0821IN.htm