Mississippi Senate Bill 2619 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board Shall Be A Licensed Attorney; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Public Charter School Shall Be Open To Enrollment By Any Student Residing In The State; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Teachers At A Public Charter School Shall Have Up To Three Years To Meet Licensure Requirements And To Provide That Public Charter School Teachers And Employees Are Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Public Charter Schools In The Definition Of Political Subdivision For Purposes Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi charter schools; clarify qualifications of executive director and allow students to enroll across district lines.

Sen. Gray Tollison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2014-01-20	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2619.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2619IN.htm