Mississippi House Bill 1524

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Codify Section 37–7–104.9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Washington County There Shall Be An Administrative Consolidation Into Two School Districts To Be Designated As The Greenville Public School District And Washington Consolidated School District; To Authorize And Direct The State Board Of Education To Develop And Promulgate A Consolidation Order For The School Districts In Said County Under Certain Standards; To Provide For Two New Boards Of Trustees To Be Elected In Such Consolidated School District In A November 2026 Special Election; 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 Boards 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 In The New School Districts And To Provide For The Preparation Of School District Budgets In The New School Districts; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Regulations To Implement Such Administrative Consolidation; To Amend Section 37–7–103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

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

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Education

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1524.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1524IN.htm