Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School districts; provide for elected boards, appointed superintendents and administrative consolidation.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Chaney
Code Sections: A 037-0005-0007, A 037-0005-0009, A 037-0007-0203, A 037-0007-0207, A 037-0007-0211, A 037-0007-0703, A 037-0007-0711, A 037-0007-0713, RP 037-0007-0204, RP 037-0007-0209, 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 037-0007-0227, RP 037-0007-0229, RP 037-0007-0705, RP 037-0007-0707, RP 037-0007-0709, RP 037-0007-0715, RP 037-0007-0717, A 037-0009-0013, A 037-0005-0061, A 037-0005-0071, A 037-0009-0025, RP 037-0009-0012, RP 037-0005-0063, RP 037-0005-0065, RP 037-0005-0067, RP 037-0005-0069
Title: AN ACT RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-7 AND 37-5-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AT THE SAME TIME AS GENERAL STATE AND COUNTY ELECTIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THAT OFFICE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE ELECTED FROM SPECIAL TRUSTEE ELECTION DISTRICTS BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THOSE DISTRICTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION SHALL BE HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS ELECTIONS ARE HELD FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-207 AND 37-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS GENERAL STATE AND COUNTY ELECTIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THOSE OFFICES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT INCLUDE THE ENTIRE COUNTY SHALL BE ELECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT THE SAME TIME AS GENERAL STATE AND COUNTY ELECTIONS ARE HELD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-711 AND 37-7-713, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SAME MANNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A TERM OF FOUR YEARS FOR THAT OFFICE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-204, 37-7-209 AND 37-7-213 THROUGH 37-7-219, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM ADDED TERRITORY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-227 AND 37-7-229, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR ELECTING TRUSTEES OF CONSOLIDATED AND LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-715 AND 37-7-717, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ALL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS FROM AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2008, UNLESS THE INCUMBENT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION CHOOSES TO SEEK REELECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-5-61, 37-5-71 AND 37-9-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-9-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF RETAINING THE ELECTIVE METHOD OF CHOOSING THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-5-63 THROUGH 37-5-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION; TO CODIFY SECTION 37-7-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADMINISTRATIVELY REORGANIZE THE EXISTING PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE FOR A VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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