Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School boards; reconstitute all with 5 elected and 5 appointed members.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (H) Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA\** See Text | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Warren
Code Sections: A 037-0005-0007, A 037-0007-0203, A 037-0007-0207, A 037-0007-0707, A 037-0006-0009, RP 037-0005-0001, RP 037-0005-0003, RP 037-0005-0009, RP 037-0005-0018, RP 037-0005-0019, RP 037-0007-0201, RP 037-0007-0204, RP 037-0007-0209, RP 037-0007-0211, RP 037-0007-0213, RP 037-0007-0215, RP 037-0007-0217, RP 037-0007-0219, RP 037-0007-0221, RP 037-0007-0223, RP 037-0007-0225, RP 037-0007-0227, RP 037-0007-0229, RP 037-0007-0703, RP 037-0007-0705, RP 037-0007-0709, RP 037-0007-0711, RP 037-0007-0713, RP 037-0007-0715, RP 037-0007-0717, RP 037-0007-0723, RP 037-0006-0007
Title: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM METHOD FOR ELECTING FIVE AND APPOINTING FIVE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARDS FROM SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICTS BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SUCH DISTRICTS, TO DIRECT THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INTO FIVE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICTS, TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTION SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR AN ORDERLY TRANSITION IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF SCHOOL BOARDS FROM THE MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING TO THE NEWLY CONSTITUTED SCHOOL BOARDS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF FIVE MEMBERS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES ON THE SCHOOL BOARDS SHALL BE FILLED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-7, 37-7-203, 37-7-207 AND 37-7-707, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-6-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY A FIVE-MEMBER SCHOOL BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 37-6-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE CASE OF A TIE VOTE ON ANY QUESTION BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL CAST THE DECIDING VOTE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-5-1, 37-5-3, 37-5-9, 37-5-18 AND 37-5-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISH THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS AND ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS AND FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-7-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-7-204, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM BOARD MEMBERS TO FILL CERTAIN VACANCIES ON THE SCHOOL BOARDS OF COUNTYWIDE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-209 THROUGH 37-7-219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES FROM ADDED TERRITORY OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-221 THROUGH 37-7-229, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE ELECTION OF CONSOLIDATED OR CONSOLIDATED LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEES; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-7-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES IN SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT EMBRACE THE ENTIRE COUNTY, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-7-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES IN SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT EMBRACE THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND IN WHICH A MAJORITY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTY RESIDE OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE MUNICIPALITY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-709 THROUGH 37-7-717, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE VARIOUS METHODS FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FILLING VACANCIES ON SUCH SCHOOL BOARDS; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-7-723, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT IN SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS EMBRACING AN ENTIRE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERSEDES THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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