Mississippi House Bill 1523

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Codify Section 37–7–104.10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In The Copiah County And Hazlehurst City School Districts There Shall Be An Administrative Consolidation Into One School District To Be Designated As The Copiah County Consolidated School District Effective July 1, 2027; To Provide For The Composition And Selection Of The Board Of Trustees Of The New Copiah County Consolidated School District; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Administratively Consolidate Any School District Which Does Not Voluntarily Follow The Consolidation Order; To Abolish The Former School Districts Following The Administrative Consolidation And Provide For The Transfer Of School District Assets And Liabilities; To Provide For Execution Of Teacher And School District Employee Contracts And The Preparation Of A School District Budget In The New School District; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Regulations To Implement Such Administrative Consolidation; To Amend Sections 37-7-103 And 37-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

School district administrative consolidation; require for public school districts in Copiah County.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	5	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1523.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1523IN.htm