History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School attendance officers; place under Attorney General.
| 1 | 01/20/97 | (S) | Referred To Education | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1997 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Furniss
Code Sections: A 037-0013-0091, A 037-0013-0107, A 037-0003-0053
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO EFFECTUATE A UNIFORM, STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF A DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT; TO CREATE THE POSITION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER SUPERVISOR IN EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERVISOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS IN HIS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT; TO PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER SUPERVISORS; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT TO BE NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO SPECIFY THAT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS SHALL BE STATE EMPLOYEES; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO ESTABLISH A SALARY SCALE FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-91 AND 37-13-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI REPORT CARD, AS PUBLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TO INCLUDE DATA ON ABSENTEEISM AND DROPOUT RATES FOR THE STATE AND EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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