2010
Regular Session
New start school; require transformation of chronically failing school into.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW START SCHOOL PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO DEFINE THE TERM "NEW START SCHOOL"; TO REQUIRE A NEW START SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT, DURING EACH OF THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS, IS CONSIDERED FAILING; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO GRANT A ONE-YEAR DELAY IN TRANSFORMING A SCHOOL INTO A NEW START SCHOOL WHEN MERITED; TO REQUIRE THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND ALL EMPLOYEES OF A FAILING SCHOOL OF ITS POTENTIAL TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO A NEW START SCHOOL; TO REQUIRE THE EVALUATION OF ALL LICENSED AND NONLICENSED EMPLOYEES IN A FAILING SCHOOL THAT IS TRANSFORMED INTO A NEW START SCHOOL BEFORE THE TERMINATION OF SUCH EMPLOYEES; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE NEW START SCHOOL PROGRAM; TO RESTRICT THE TRAVEL OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND MEMBERS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS HAVING A FAILING SCHOOL IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE PER DIEM RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS HAVING A FAILING SCHOOL IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY ONE-HALF; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT A POLICY TO DEVELOP AN ACADEMIC PLAN FOR EACH STUDENT AND PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLAN; TO PROVIDE DUTIES OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT TO PREPARE AN INTERIM NEXT-STEP PLAN SETTING FORTH THE COURSEWORK REMAINING FOR THE GRADES UNTIL THE STUDENT'S GRADUATION; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING THE THREE LOWEST ACCREDITATION LEVELS AS DEFINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT CERTAIN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING DAILY CURRICULUM, WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, DRESS CODES, SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES AND A SCHOOL SYLLABUS; TO REQUIRE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS IN THOSE DISTRICTS TO ADHERE TO THE SAME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-9-103 AND 37-9-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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B
1043
House Bill 1043
HB 1043
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Three/Fifths
July 1, 2010
Education
F
../../House_cmtes/ED.xml
Education
F
../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xml
Brown
../../House_authors/Brown.xml
Jones (111th)
../../House_authors/Jones_(111th).xml
Espy
../../House_authors/Espy.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/00090103.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/00090003.xml
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01/18 (H) Referred To Education
2
01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3
02/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4
02/10 (H) Amended
5
02/10 (H) Passed As Amended
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6
02/16 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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02/17 (S) Referred To Education
8
02/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
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03/10 (S) Amended
10
03/10 (S) Passed As Amended
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03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
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03/16 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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03/16 (H) Conferees Named Brown,Whittington,Coleman (29th)
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03/17 (S) Conferees Named Carmichael,Burton,Yancey
15
03/27 (H) Died In Conference
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Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1043
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Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2010/html/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.htm
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{Vote}
Amendment No 3 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_03.pdf
../../../../../documents/2010/html/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_03.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 4 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_04.pdf
../../../../../documents/2010/html/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_04.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 5 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_05.htm
../../../../../documents/2010/html/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_05.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 6 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_06.pdf
../../../../../documents/2010/html/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_06.pdf
Voice Vote
Amendment No 7 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_07.htm
../../../../../documents/2010/html/ham/HB1043_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_07.htm
Voice Vote
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2010/pdf/sam/HB1043_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2010/html/sam/HB1043_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
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