[Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]
History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School attendance officers; place under supervision of State Department of Education.
| 1 | 01/19/98 | (H) | Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/28/98 | (H) | DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP | |
| 3 | 02/03/98 | (H) | DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED | |
| 4 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 5 | 02/11/98 | (H) | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 6 | 02/11/98 | (H) | Amended | |
| 7 | 02/11/98 | (H) | Passed As Amended | |
| 8 | 02/12/98 | (H) | Motion to Reconsider Entered | |
| 9 | 02/13/98 | (H) | Reconsidered | |
| 10 | 02/13/98 | (H) | Amend Defeated on Reconsider | |
| 11 | 02/13/98 | (H) | Passed As Amended | |
| 12 | 02/18/98 | (H) | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 13 | 02/19/98 | (S) | Referred To Education | |
| 14 | 02/24/98 | (S) | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 15 | 03/04/98 | (S) | Amended | |
| 16 | 03/04/98 | (S) | Passed As Amended | |
| 17 | 03/05/98 | (S) | Returned For Concurrence | |
| 18 | 03/18/98 | (H) | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 19 | 03/19/98 | (H) | Conferees Named Warren,Clarke,McCoy | |
| 20 | 03/24/98 | (S) | Conferees Named Ferris,Tollison,Farris | |
| 21 | 03/30/98 | (H) | Conference Report Filed | |
| 22 | 03/30/98 | (S) | Conference Report Filed | |
| 23 | 03/31/98 | (H) | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 24 | 04/01/98 | (S) | Recommitted For Further Conf | |
| 25 | 04/01/98 | (H) | Reconsidered | |
| 26 | 04/01/98 | (H) | Recommitted For Further Conf | |
| 27 | 04/01/98 | (H) | Conference Report Filed | |
| 28 | 04/01/98 | (S) | Conference Report Filed | |
| 29 | 04/02/98 | (H) | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 30 | 04/02/98 | (S) | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 31 | 04/03/98 | (H) | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 32 | 04/03/98 | (S) | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 33 | 04/03/98 | Due From Governor 04/21/98 | ||
| 34 | 04/17/98 | Approved by Governor |
| Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No | |
| Chapter number | 566 |
House Committees:
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Warren
Additional Author: Clarke
Code Sections: A 037-0013-0091, A 037-0013-0107, A 037-0003-0053
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EFFECTUATE A UNIFORM, STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION OF A DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE; TO ESTABLISH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE; TO CREATE THE POSITION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER SUPERVISOR IN EACH SUPREME COURT DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERVISOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS IN HIS SUPREME COURT 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 EDUCATION 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 AMEND SECTION 37-13-91 AND SECTION 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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