Mississippi Senate Bill 2737 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District Superintendent, Subject To The Ratification Of The Superintendent's School Board, May Consent To The Enrollment Of A Child From Another School Or Attendance Center Upon The Request Of The Child's Parent Or Legal Guardian; To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Child Attending A School In This State May Transfer To Any School Offering Instruction At The Grade Level Of The Transferring Student In Any School District Subject To Available Capacity; To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Process By Which A Parent Or Legal Guardian May Petition A School For The Transfer Of Their Child; To Provide That The Petitioned District Shall Determine If There Is Capacity At The Desired School By Using Publicly Verifiable Data; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

School attendance location of students; allow students to transfer to other school districts subject to availability and approval.

Sen. Chris Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	15	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	15	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	15	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	151	93	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2737.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2737IN.htm