MS SB2289 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide For The Reorganization Of All Public School Districts In The State Of Mississippi Into A System With One Countywide School District Per Each County; To Abolish Other Types Of School Districts And Reconstitute Countywide School Districts As Is Necessary To Effect Said Reorganization; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Administratively Consolidate Any School District Which Does Not Voluntarily Follow The Consolidation Order; To Provide That Counties With Less Than 10,000 Population Would Form A Two-county School District With An Adjoining County, And Provide For A Special School Board In Such Situations; To Repeal Section 73-7-103 Through 37-7-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Abolition, Alteration Or Creation Of School Districts By Local School Governing Boards Or Petition Filed By The Electorate, And Section 37-7-501 Through 73-7-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Disposition Of Property On Dissolution Of A School District; To Repeal Sections 37-7-201 Through 37-7-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Selection Of Boards Of Trustees Of Municipal Separate And Consolidated School Districts; To Repeal Sections 37-6-5 And 37-6-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Title Of Public School Districts And The Composition Of School Boards; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower County Boards Of Education To Govern Reorganized School Districts; To Amend Section 37-6-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.
Title
School district consolidation; require one school per county.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2289.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2289IN.htm |
