Mississippi House Bill 1017 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Independent Districts Of Innovation (midi) Grant Program In The State Department Of Education For Purposes Of Awarding Subgrants From Funds Received Through School Improvement Grants (sig) And Any Specific Appropriation By The Legislature To Local School Districts In Need, As Determined By An Accountability Rating Of "d" Or "f"; To Specify The Four Types Of Intervention Models A School District May Choose To Pattern Itself In Order To Qualify For A Midi Grant When Submitting Its Application; To Provide That The Minimum State Contribution To The Midi Grant Program Shall Be $15,000,000.00 Per Year Over A Three-year Grant Period; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop And Annually Disseminate A Request For Proposals For Charter School Applications And To Prescribe The Required Components Of Charter Applications; To Amend Sections 37-167-1 And 37-179-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 37-179-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

MS Independent Districts of Innovation (MIDI) grant program; establish to provide funding to districts approved for innovative status.

Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D]

Rep. Earle Banks [D]

Rep. Orlando Paden [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1017.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1017IN.htm