House Concurrent Resolution 112

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING A CERTAIN PROVISION OF JOINT RULE NO. 40 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERMITTING THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL NO. 2978, 2006 REGULAR SESSION, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-485, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO CONTRACT WITH OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ACT; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL BOARDS TO ISSUE NOTES AND OTHER WRITTEN OBLIGATIONS TO FINANCE SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL BOARDS TO PLEDGE TAXES COLLECTED UPON SUCH LAND AS SECURITY FOR SUCH NOTES; TO REQUIRE ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND TO CONFORM TO SECTION 29-3-1 ET SEQ., MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REPEALER FOR THE SCHOOL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That the provision of Joint Rule No. 40 that requires conference reports to be filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House no later than the time of adjournment on the day prior to being called up and considered, is suspended for the purpose of permitting the further consideration and passage of Senate Bill No. 2978, 2006 Regular Session, entitled "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-485, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO CONTRACT WITH OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ACT; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL BOARDS TO ISSUE NOTES AND OTHER WRITTEN OBLIGATIONS TO FINANCE SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL BOARDS TO PLEDGE TAXES COLLECTED UPON SUCH LAND AS SECURITY FOR SUCH NOTES; TO REQUIRE ANY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING SIXTEENTH SECTION LAND TO CONFORM TO SECTION 29-3-1 ET SEQ., MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REPEALER FOR THE SCHOOL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES."