Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 892

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Title

Description: Auditor; require to audit certain school district reports.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
2 02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date** See Text
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Frierson

Additional Authors: Brown, Clarke, Eads, Holloway, Lott, Mayo, Myers, Warren, Whittington

Code Sections: A 037-0037-0003, A 037-0037-0008, A 037-0037-0009, A 037-0037-0011, A 037-0037-0013, RP 037-0037-0015, RP 037-0037-0017, RP 037-0037-0019

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF REQUIRED SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTS CONCERNING STUDENT TRANSACTIONS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP CONCISE AND UPDATED DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF STUDENT TRANSACTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL WHO REPORT ON STUDENT TRANSACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE AUDITOR TO CREATE A UNIT WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF REPORTS IN REGARD TO ALL STUDENT TRANSACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EXAMINERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT TO REVIEW ALL REPORTS OF STUDENT TRANSACTIONS MADE BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITH ADVANCE NOTICE UNLESS THE STATE AUDITOR DETERMINES THAT UNANNOUNCED AUDITS ARE NECESSARY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITOR TO PREPARE A REPORT SETTING FORTH THE AUDIT RESULTS UPON THE COMPLETION OF EACH REVIEW; TO REQUIRE THE AUDITOR TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEWS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT REVIEWS OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT LEAST ONCE DURING EVERY FIVE-YEAR PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 37-37-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL INCLUDE REPORTING STANDARDS FOR DISTRICTS WITHIN THE ACCREDITATION STANDARDS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-37-15 THROUGH 37-37-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING REDUCTION OF CERTAIN FUNDS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:50.

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