Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Auditor; require to audit certain school district reports.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | ** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
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.
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