MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1998 Regular Session

To: Education

By: Representative Blackmon

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO TENURE AND NONREEMPLOYMENT BASED ONLY UPON CAUSE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL FROM THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT IN THE SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 37-9-101, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

37-9-101. Sections 37-9-101 to 37-9-113 shall be known as and cited as the "School Employment Procedures Law of 1977."

It is the intent of the Legislature to establish procedures for providing public school employees with notice of the reasons for not offering an employee a renewal of his contract and to provide an opportunity for the employee to present matters in extenuation or exculpation to enable the board to determine whether the recommendation of nonemployment is a proper employment decision and not contrary to law.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1998.