Mississippi Senate Bill 2712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

An Act To Clarify That A Lease Of Sixteenth Section Lands That Is Duly Executed By The Applicable School Board Of The School District Is Presumed To Be Valid; To Clarify That The Approval Of The Secretary Of State Is Not Necessary Before The Board May Enter Into Any Such Lease; To Provide That The Secretary May Object To The Validity Of Such A Lease By Filing An Action In The Appropriate Chancery Court And Demonstrating That The Lease Is Unconscionable Or Otherwise Not Valid; To Provide That Board Members Acting In Good Faith Are Immune From Individual Liability Associated With Entering Into The Lease; To Amend Sections 29-3-63 And 29-3-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 29-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Sixteenth section school land; Secretary of State does not approve leases.

Sen. Gary Jackson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	Senate	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2712.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2712IN.htm