Mississippi House Bill 1255 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Adopt A Uniform Policy Stipulating The Residency Requirements For Children Enrolled In And In Attendance At Public Schools To Be Adhered To And Implemented By All Local School Boards; To Provide That The Policy Shall Not Abrogate The Right Of Any Parent Or Legal Guardian Of A Child To Legally Transfer The Child To Another School District; To Bring Forward Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes General Procedures For Transferring Students Between School Districts Under Certain Circumstances, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Student residency requirements; require State Board of Education to adopt uniform policy to be implemented by school boards.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-18		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB1255.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1255IN.htm