History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School Attendance Officers; place under Office of Educational Accountability.
| 1 | 01/07/97 | (H) | Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1997 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Frierson
Code Sections: A 037-0013-0091, A 037-0013-0107, A 037-0151-0009
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY SHALL EMPLOY AND SUPERVISE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PERTAINING TO THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL EMPLOY FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO BE NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO SPECIFY THAT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS SHALL BE STATE EMPLOYEES; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS PERTAINING TO THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO EMPLOY A SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER SUPERVISOR, FOR EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, TO SUPERVISE THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-91, 37-13-107 AND 37-151-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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