MS HB888 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-15 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-15 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
An Act Entitled The "mississippi Public Charter Schools Act Of 2012"; To Declare The Legislative Purpose Of The Public Charter Schools Act; To Prohibit Conversion Of Private Or Parochial School To Public Charter Schools; To Provide Definitions; To Provide Open Enrollment And Lottery Requirements For Public Charter Schools; To Provide Preferences For Student Enrollment In The Case Of A Conversion Charter School And For Schools Serving Special Populations; To Require All Schools In The State To Accept Transfer Credits From Public Charter Schools; To Define The Eligible Authorizer For Public Charter Schools; To Establish The Mississippi Public Charter Schools Authorizer Board And Prescribe Its Membership; To Provide For An Executive Director Of The Mississippi Public Charter Schools Authorizer Board; To Prescribe Authorizer Powers And Duties; To Provide Standards For Authorizing Public Charter Schools Which Shall Be Policies Equal To Nationally Established Best Practices; To Provide For Authorizer Funding And Conflict Of Interest; To Authorize Services To Be Purchased From The Authorizer; To Prescribe The Application Process For All Types Of Charter Schools And A Decision-making Process; To Establish An Initial Charter Term; To Provide Guidelines For Executing Charter Contracts; To Provide Achievement And Operational Standards For Charter School Oversight And Corrective Actions; To Provide For Renewals And Revocations Of Charter School Contracts; To Provide Procedures For Charter School Closure And Dissolution; To Prescribe The Legal Status Of Charter Schools; To Empower Charter Schools With Financial Authority To Implement Its Contract And To Prohibit Discrimination And The Charging Of Tuition; To Prescribe The Qualifications Of Employees Of Charter Schools And Require Criminal Background Checks For Such Employees; To Authorize Equal Transportation Funding Under The Adequate Education Program For Public Charter Schools; To Authorize Local Funding For Public Charter Schools; To Authorize Charter Schools To Accept Gifts, Donations And Grants; To Authorize Charter Schools Equal Access To Existing State Facilities Programs For Public Schools; To Authorize Charter Schools The Right Of First Refusal To Vacant School Facilities And Property And The Use Of Donated Space Under Preexisting Zoning Regulations; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Teachers, Instructional Staff And Administrators Of Public Charter Schools From The Licensure Requirements Of Traditional Public School Teachers And Administrators; To Amend Section 37-9-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Employees And Administrators Of Public Charter Schools To Submit To Criminal Background Checks And Fingerprinting; To Amend Section 37-9-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Education Employment Procedures Law Shall Not Apply To Teachers Or Administrators At Public Charter Schools; To Repeal Sections 37-165-1 Through 37-165-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The "conversion Charter School Act Of 2010"; To Amend Section 37-165-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 37-151-7 And 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.
Title
MS Public Charter School Act of 2012; enact to establish new process for creating.
Sponsors
| Rep. Henry Espy [D] | Rep. John Moore [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-15 | Died On Calendar | |
| 2012-03-13 | Tabled Subject To Call | |
| 2012-02-29 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 2012-02-20 | Referred To Education |
