Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: School districts; provide for elected municipal trustees and appointed county superintendents.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (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: Chism
Code Sections: A 037-0007-0203, A 037-0007-0703, 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 037-0007-0705, RP 037-0007-0707, RP 037-0007-0709, RP 037-0007-0711, RP 037-0007-0715, RP 037-0007-0717, A 037-0005-0061, A 037-0009-0013, A 037-0009-0025, RP 037-0009-0012, RP 037-0005-0063, RP 037-0005-0065, RP 037-0005-0067, RP 037-0005-0069, RP 037-0005-0071, RP 037-0005-0075, A 023-0015-0297
Title: AN ACT 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 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 SECTION 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 37-7-705 THROUGH 37-7-717, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN METHODS FOR SELECTING TRUSTEES OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-5-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES THAT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION SHALL BE ELECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AND TIME AS OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS AND FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS; 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; TO AMEND SECTION 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, ON JANUARY 1, 2008, SECTIONS 37-5-63 THROUGH 37-5-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-297, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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