Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2775

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Title

Description: School district consolidation; provide for administrative consolidation of small school districts.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

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

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Pickering

Additional Authors: Flowers, Hewes, Doxey, Brown, Michel, Davis, White, Lee (35th), Ross, Chaney, Nunnelee

Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-7-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH SMALL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND WHICH DO NOT MEET CERTAIN ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND LOCAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO PRESCRIBE A PROCEDURE FOR VOLUNTARY CONSOLIDATION AND A PROCEDURE FOR MANDATORY CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE CLOSING OF ANY SCHOOL OR SCHOOL FACILITY OR THE CHANGE IN ANY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE ONE SUPERINTENDENT; TO PROVIDE A TIMETABLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD AND THE TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE ORDERS AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVE FUNDS FROM THE STATE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION FOR NEWLY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:21.

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