Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 507

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Title

Description: Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/05 (H) Referred To Education
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Clark

Code Section: A 037-0013-0067

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TRIMESTER SCHOOL YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO SELECT UP TO TWELVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO REPORT TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2010, ON THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND THE DESIRABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A TRIMESTER CALENDAR IN ALL MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR, WHICH MUST BE NO LESS THAN 225 DAYS, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE CORE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO INCREASE THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ALLOTMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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