Mississippi Senate Bill 2446 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Trustees Of Municipal Separate School Districts Shall Be Elected From Special Trustee Election Districts By The Qualified Electors Of Such District Beginning With The Municipal Elections In The Year 2013; To Provide That Such Election Shall Be Held Every Four Years In The Same Manner As Elections Are Held For Other Municipal Officers; To Provide That The Local School Board Shall Apportion The New Trustee Election Districts; To Amend Section 37-7-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Trustees Of Special Municipal Separate School Districts Shall Be Elected In The Same Manner As Trustees Of Municipal Separate School Districts; To Amend Sections 37-5-9, 37-7-211 And 37-7-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Uniform Number Of Signatures On Petitions Of Nomination To Run For The Office Of Elected School Board And To Require Petitions To Be Filed At Least 60 Days Prior To The Election; To Repeal Sections 37-7-209 Through 37-7-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Electing Trustees Of Municipal Separate School Districts From Added Territory; To Repeal Sections 37-7-705 Through 37-7-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Selecting Trustees Of Special Municipal Separate School Districts; 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, 2012, Unless The Incumbent County Superintendent Of Education Chooses To Seek Reelection; To Amend Sections 37-5-61, 37-5-71 And 37-9-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; 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 Through 37-5-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Election Of County Superintendents Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

School board members elected in all districts; superintendents appointed after January 1, 2012.

Sen. Billy Hewes [R]

Sen. Michael Watson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-11		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2446.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2446IN.htm