Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 980

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Background

Title

Description: School districts; require an efficiency audit before levying a tax increase.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Education
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/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.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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