Mississippi House Bill 327 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Codify New Section 37-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Election Of All School Board Members; To Give Local School Boards The Option To Choose Whether Its Election Cycle Will Run Concurrent With The Statewide General Election Beginning In November 2027 Or Concurrent With The Presidential Election Beginning In November 2028; To Provide That The Local School Board Shall Have The Discretion To Determine Whether Its Members Will Be Elected From Single Member Districts Or From Within The District At Large; To Provide That The Terms Of Office Of All School Board Members Shall Be Four Years; To Provide For Nominating Petitions To Run For The Office Of School Board Member And To Require A Uniform Number Of Signatures On Petitions Of Nomination; To Establish The Procedure For Filling Vacancies On The School Board; To Amend Section 37-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Board Member Districts In County School Districts To Be Coterminous With The Supervisors Districts Of The County; To Amend Sections 37-5-3, 37-5-7, 37-5-9, 37-5-19, 37-7-203, 37-7-207, 37-7-221 And 37-7-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-5-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Election Of The County Board Of Education Members From Territory Outside The Four Municipal Separate School Districts In A Certain County; To Repeal Sections 37-7-204, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217, 37-7-219, 37-7-223, 37-7-225, 37-7-227 And 37-7-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Electing Trustees Of Municipal And Special Municipal Separate School Districts And Consolidated And Line Consolidated School Districts; To Repeal Sections 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-713, 37-7-715 And 37-7-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Additional Methods For Selecting Trustees Of Special Municipal Separate School Districts; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Consolidation Of Certain County School Districts Under Conservatorship, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-104.1, 37-7-104.2, 37-7-104.3, 37-7-104.4, 37-7-104.5, 37-7-104.6, 37-7-104.7 And 37-7-104.8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The Administrative Consolidation Of School Districts In Certain Counties, For Purposes Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

School board members; require all to be elected for term of four years at the statewide general election or presidential election.

Rep. Jansen Owen [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-18	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	5	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	18	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	5	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	104	New Code	See Bill Text
37	7	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	204	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	207	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	209	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	211	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	215	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	217	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	219	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	221	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	223	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	225	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	227	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	229	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	703	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	705	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	707	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	709	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	711	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	713	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	715	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	7	717	Repealed Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0327.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0327IN.htm