2019
Regular Session
School term; revise to prohibit beginning before last Monday in August.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS FROM ESTABLISHING AS THE OPENING DATE OF THE SCHOOL TERM ANY DATE THAT IS BEFORE THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' SCHOLASTIC YEAR FROM 180 TO 170 DAYS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-91, 37-151-5 AND 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM TERM ALLOWED IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS' CONTRACTS WITH LICENSED PERSONNEL FROM 187 TO 177 DAYS, AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHORTEN THE TERMS OF CONTRACTS PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, WITHOUT ANY REDUCTION TO THE ANNUAL SALARY SET FORTH IN EACH CONTRACT, ACCORDINGLY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE TEACHER SALARY SCALE IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL TEACHERS WHOSE CONTRACTS ARE FOR A TERM OF NO LESS THAN THE STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED NUMBER OF DAYS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
02/05/2019 at 17:27
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B
909
House Bill 909
HB 909
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2019
Education
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Criswell
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A
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01/21 (H) Referred To Education
2
02/05 (H) Died In Committee
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