Mississippi Senate Bill 2738 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - 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; leases presumed valid.

Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2738.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2738IN.htm