Mississippi House Bill 999 (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 Codify New Section 37-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Election Of All School Board Members At The Same Time As The Presidential Election, Beginning In November 2016; To Provide That The Terms Of Office Of All School Board Members Shall Be Four Years; To Provide For Nominating Petitions To Run For The Office Of School Board Member And To Require A Uniform Number Of Signatures On Petitions Of Nomination; To Provide The Procedure For Filling Vacancies In The Office Of School Board Member; To Amend Sections 37-5-1, 37-5-3, 37-5-7, 37-5-9, 37-5-19, 37-7-203, 37-7-207, 37-7-221 And 37-7-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-5-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Election Of The County Board Of Education Members From Territory Outside The Four Municipal Separate School Districts In A Certain County; To Repeal Sections 37-7-204, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-219, 37-7-223, 37-7-225, 37-7-227 And 37-7-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Electing Trustees Of Municipal And Special Municipal Separate School Districts And Consolidated And Line Consolidated School Districts; To Repeal Sections 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-713, 37-7-715 And 37-7-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Additional Methods For Selecting Trustees Of Special Municipal Separate School Districts; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Consolidation Of Certain County School Districts Under Conservatorship, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Administrative Consolidation Of Certain School Districts In Bolivar County, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Administrative Consolidation Of All School Districts In Clay County, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Administrative Consolidation Of All School Districts In Oktibbeha County, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

School board; elect all at presidential election for four-year term.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [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/HB0999.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0999IN.htm