Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School district consolidation; provide for administrative consolidation of small school districts.
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 | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Pickering
Additional Authors: Flowers, Hewes, Doxey, Brown, Michel, Davis, White, Lee (35th), Ross, Chaney, Nunnelee
Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-7-104, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH SMALL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND WHICH DO NOT MEET CERTAIN ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND LOCAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO PRESCRIBE A PROCEDURE FOR VOLUNTARY CONSOLIDATION AND A PROCEDURE FOR MANDATORY CONSOLIDATION; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE CLOSING OF ANY SCHOOL OR SCHOOL FACILITY OR THE CHANGE IN ANY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONE; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE ONE SUPERINTENDENT; TO PROVIDE A TIMETABLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD AND THE TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE ORDERS AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSOLIDATION INCENTIVE FUNDS FROM THE STATE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION FOR NEWLY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
End Of Document
2005/html/History/SB/SB2775.htm