Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 940

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Background

Title

Description: Elected school boards; elect all members at time of presidential election.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committees:

Principal Author: Moore

Additional Authors: Turner, Aldridge, Formby

Code Sections: A 037-0005-0007, A 037-0007-0207, A 037-0007-0713, RP 037-0007-0221, RP 037-0007-0223, RP 037-0007-0227, RP 037-0007-0229, RP 037-0007-0705, RP 037-0007-0707, RP 037-0007-0709, RP 037-0007-0711, RP 037-0007-0715, RP 037-0007-0717

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THAT OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THOSE OFFICES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-713, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF CERTAIN SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THAT OFFICE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-227 AND 37-7-229, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED AND LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-715 AND 37-7-717, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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