Mississippi House Bill 969 (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 Amend Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Appointment Of All Superintendents Of Schools From And After January 1, 2018; To Amend Section 37-5-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Appointment Of The Superintendent Of Schools In County School Districts From And After January 1, 2018; To Amend Sections 37-9-25, 37-7-105, 37-7-725, 37-9-23, 37-17-6, 37-43-39 And 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-9-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Referendum On The Question Of Retaining The Elective Method Of Choosing The County Superintendent Of Education; To Repeal Sections 37-5-63, 37-5-65, 37-5-67, 37-5-68, 37-5-69, 37-5-71 And 37-5-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Selection Of County Superintendents Of Education And Filling Vacancies In The Office Of County Superintendent Of Education, Effective January 1, 2018; And For Related Purposes.

School district superintendents; require all to be appointed beginning in 2018.

Rep. Jay Hughes [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/HB0969.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0969IN.htm