House Bill 564

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SUSPENSION OF LICENSES OF CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES FOR ARBITRARY AND WILLFUL BREACHES OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 37-9-57, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

37-9-57. If any appointed superintendent, principal or licensed employee in any public school of this state shall arbitrarily or willfully breach his or her contract and abandon his or her employment without being released therefrom as provided in Section 37-9-55, the contract of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee shall be null and void. In addition thereto the license of such superintendent, principal or licensed employee * * *~~may~~ shall be suspended by the State Board of Education for a period of one (1) school year as provided in Section 37-3-2( * * *812) upon written recommendation of the majority of the members of the school board of the school district involved.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.