Mississippi Senate Bill 2438 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-04 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-9-13 And 37-9-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Appointment Of All Superintendents Of Schools From And After January 1, 2019; To Repeal Effective July 1, 2019, Sections 37-5-61, 37-5-63, 37-5-65, 37-5-67, 37-5-69, 37-5-71 And 37-5-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Elected County Superintendents Of Education, Changing The Position Of County Superintendent Of Education To An Appointed Office Pursuant To Petition And Referendum, Provide For The Reestablishment Of The Office As An Elective Office, Authorize The Appointment Of The County Superintendent Of Education In Certain Counties, Provide For The Selection And Qualifications Of Elected Superintendents In Certain Counties, Provide For The Filling Of Vacancies In The Office Of Elected County Superintendent Of Education, And 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; And For Related Purposes.

Local school superintendents; all appointed after January 1, 2019.

Sen. Gray Tollison [D]

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

2016-03-24 - House - House Passed (Y: 79 N: 37 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 40 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-04		Approved by Governor
2016-03-30	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-03-29	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-03-28	House	Returned For Enrolling
2016-03-25	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-24	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Moore, Roberson)
2016-03-24	House	Passed
2016-03-23	House	Read the Third Time
2016-03-18	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-03-14	House	Referred To Education
2016-02-15	Senate	Transmitted To House
2016-02-11	Senate	Passed
2016-02-10	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2438.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2438IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2438PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2438SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0380006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0800023.pdf