Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/05 (H) Referred To Education | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Clark
Code Section: A 037-0013-0067
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TRIMESTER SCHOOL YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO SELECT UP TO TWELVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO REPORT TO THE CHAIRMEN OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2010, ON THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND THE DESIRABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A TRIMESTER CALENDAR IN ALL MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR, WHICH MUST BE NO LESS THAN 225 DAYS, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE CORE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO INCREASE THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM ALLOTMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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