Mississippi Senate Bill 2715 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - 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 Of State 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 Section 29-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Standards Regarding The Classification And Reclassification Of Sixteenth Section Land; To Amend Section 29-3-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Local School Board In Its Discretion To Charge The Leaseholder For The Cost Of The First Appraisal Of Sixteenth Section Land; To Amend Section 29-3-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Authority Of The Secretary Of State To Reclassify Any Sixteenth Section On His Own Motion And Leave That Authority With The Local School Board; To Amend Sections 29-3-63, 29-3-65 And 29-3-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Sixteenth section land; clarify provisions related to leases of.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/SB/SB2715.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2715IN.htm