Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1463

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Title

Description: School districts; authorize recall of superintendent and board members in districts under conservatorship.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Education
2 01/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/01 (H) Motion to Recommit Lost
5 02/01 (H) Point of Order Raised
6 02/01 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
7 02/05 (H) Amended
8 02/05 (H) Passed As Amended   {Vote}
9 02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
10 02/08 (S) Referred To Education
11 02/27 (S) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Withdraw [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   
Lost [H] Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)   {Vote}
Adopted [H] Amendment No 3 (Cmte Sub)   Voice Vote

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA\July 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Brown

Code Sections: A 037-0017-0006, A 037-0018-0007, A 037-0017-0013

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO GRANT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCRETION IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO ABOLISH AN IMPAIRED SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS UNDER A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE DISTRICT'S SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF ACCREDITATION STANDARDS OR LAW, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAKE ACTIONS LEADING TO RECALLING FROM OFFICE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDER A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION COMMITTEES ON THE INCLUSION OF GRADUATION AND DROPOUT RATES IN THE SCHOOL LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-18-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL ELECTION ON RECALLING A SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH MORE THAN HALF OF THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED PRIORITY SCHOOLS FOR THREE YEARS TO BE HELD WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUESTS SUCH ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO GRANT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCRETION IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO ABOLISH AN IMPAIRED SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS UNDER A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/08/07 at 15:00.

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