Mississippi House Bill 1207 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 3 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Withdraw A School District's Accreditation Without A Probationary Period For Violations Of Accreditation Standards; To Authorize The Commission On School Accreditation To Conduct Due Process Hearings For Subject School Districts To Present Evidence To Refute The Withdrawal Of The District's Accreditation; To Permit The Parent Or Legal Guardian Of A Student Who Is Enrolled In A School District Whose Accreditation Has Been Withdrawn To File A Petition With The School District For A Transfer Of The Student; To Permit The Commission On School Accreditation To Grant Transfer In Accordance With State Law; To Provide For The Transfer Of Funds Relating To The Costs Of Educating The Transferring Student; To Prohibit Districts From Being Placed In Conservatorship If A State Of Emergency Is Declared For The District By The Governor; To Require Such Districts To Be Abolished And Administratively Consolidated With A District Or Districts Determined By The State Board Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

School accreditation; authorize State Board of Education to withdraw for districts violating accreditation standards.

Rep. Chris Brown [R]

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Rep. John Moore [R]

2012-03-15 - House - House Passed (Y: 104 N: 14 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-03		Died In Committee
2012-03-20		Referred To Education
2012-03-16		Transmitted To Senate
2012-03-15		Passed
2012-03-13		Read the Third Time
2012-03-05		Title Suff Do Pass
2012-02-20		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1207.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1207IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1207PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/votes/house/0730005.pdf