Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2408

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Title

Description: Local school district budgets; require at least 65% to be expended for instructional purposes.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
2 01/31 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Hewes

Additional Authors: Chaney, Lee (35th), Dearing, Pickering, Kirby, Michel, Doxey, Cuevas, Walley, Brown, Moffatt, Morgan, Clarke, Nunnelee, Davis

Code Sections: A 037-0017-0006, A 037-0061-0009, A 037-0061-0019

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COMPLY WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING SYSTEM REQUIREMENT THAT NOT LESS THAN 65% OF SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-61-9 AND 37-61-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS TO CONTAIN A DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED FOR INSTRUCTION AND OTHER PROGRAM BUDGET CATEGORIES, AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPENDITURES TO BE LIMITED BY THE SAID 65% REQUIREMENT AND TO PROVIDE PERSONAL LIABILITY THEREFOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/31/06 at 17:57.

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