Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School districts; require an efficiency audit before levying a tax increase.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Education | |
2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Carlton
Code Sections: A 037-0007-0301, A 037-0057-0104, A 037-0057-0105, A 037-0061-0009, A 027-0039-0207
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, SCHOOL BOARDS SHALL CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY AUDIT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-57-104 AND 37-57-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, THE SCHOOL BOARD SHALL SUBMIT TO THE LEVYING AUTHORITY FOR THE DISTRICT A CERTIFIED COPY OF A PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY AUDIT; TO REQUIRE A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT TO THE LEVYING AUTHORITY BEFORE A TAX INCREASE MAY BE LEVIED; TO AMEND SECTION 37-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE TAXING AND SPENDING PLAN OF THE BUDGET THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALSO ALLOW COMMENTS AT THE HEARING ON THE PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY AUDIT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-39-207, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY AUDIT BE ADVERTISED IN THE DISTRICT AT THE SAME TIME THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE AND ANNUAL BUDGET IS ADVERTISED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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