Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2960

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Background

Title

Description: State Board of Education school district conservatorship and accountability authority; clarify.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Education
2 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/31 (S) Passed   {Vote}
5 02/02 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/07 (H) Referred To Education
7 02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
8 02/28 (H) Amended
9 02/28 (H) Passed As Amended   {Vote}
10 03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
11 03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
12 03/13 (S) Conferees Named Chaney,Carmichael,King
13 03/19 (H) Conferees Named Brown,Dickson,Mayo
14 03/25 (S) Conference Report Filed
15 03/25 (H) Conference Report Filed
16 03/27 (H) Conference Report Adopted   {Vote}
17 03/27 (S) Conference Report Adopted   {Vote}
18 04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
19 04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
20 04/10 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1   Voice Vote
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2960   

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateVRA
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number518

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Chaney

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

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-17-6, 37-17-13 AND 37-18-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE AND CLARIFY SANCTIONS APPLICABLE TO SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH ARE UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP DUE TO A DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY OR A DESIGNATION AS A PRIORITY SCHOOL; TO CLARIFY THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, ABOLISH AND ASSUME CONTROL OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH SANCTIONS INCLUDE THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE RETENTION OF THE ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OR ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE INCLUSION OF GRADUATION RATE AND DROPOUT RATE IN THE SCHOOL LEVEL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONTRACT WITH AN APPROPRIATE PRIVATE ENTITY TO PERFORM MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER STATE CONSERVATORSHIP; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/15/07 at 07:52.

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