History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School attendance officers; create separate agency for supervision.
| 1 | 01/20/97 | (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
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT TO EFFECTUATE A UNIFORM, STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD FOR COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD'S MEMBERSHIP AND THE INITIAL TERMS OF APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT BY THE BOARD OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD; TO CREATE THE POSITION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER SUPERVISOR IN EACH HIGHWAY PATROL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERVISORS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS IN THEIR HIGHWAY PATROL DISTRICT; TO PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER SUPERVISORS; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH DISTRICT SHALL HAVE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS DETERMINED BY THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD FOR COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT TO BE NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO SPECIFY THAT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS SHALL BE STATE EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE SERVICE; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO ESTABLISH THE SALARIES OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-91 AND 37-13-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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