Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2639

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Title

Description: School district financial reports; require transparency in reporting expenditures for direct instructional purposes.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/13 (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 requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Chaney

Additional Author: Tollison

Code Sections: A 037-0003-0011, A 037-0061-0009, A 037-0009-0018, A 037-0061-0021, A 037-0007-0301, A 037-0037-0001, A 037-0037-0007, A 037-0061-0023, A 037-0061-0033

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATEWIDE FINANCIAL REPORT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARD THAT AT LEAST 65% OF TOTAL CURRENT OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR DIRECT STUDENT INSTRUCTION AND TO PROVIDE THAT SAID FINANCIAL REPORT SHALL BE PREPARED ON A SCHOOL DISTRICT BASIS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-9-18 AND 37-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COMPLY WITH APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL EXPENDITURE CODES, TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF SUCH COMPLIANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-61-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR YEAR-END FINANCIAL DATA BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-301, 37-37-1, 37-37-7 AND 37-61-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PRESCRIBE THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING MANUAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-61-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE TEACHERS TO CARRY FORWARD APPROVED CLASSROOM SUPPLY EXPENDITURES INTO SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


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

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