Mississippi House Bill 451 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Administrative School District Receivership Program For The Purpose Of Transforming Certain Failing School Districts Into Quality Educational Institutions Of Academic Performance And Achievement; To Define The Term "district Of Receivership"; To Provide For The Placement Of "d" Or "f" Rated School Districts Considered As Failing For Two Consecutive Years Into Administrative Receivership Status To Allow An Adjacent "a" Rated District To Assume Administrative Control Upon Approval Of A Petition By The State Board Of Education; To Provide That The Administrative School District Receivership Program Shall Be Under The Administration Of The Mississippi Recovery School District; To Require The Mississippi Recovery School District To Provide Written Notice To The School Board, Superintendent And Each Licensed And Nonlicensed Employee Of The Failing District Of Potential Placement In The Administrative Receivership For Failure To Improve Its Accreditation Rating From "d" Or "f" Designation And The Conclusion Of The Second Year Of Failing State; To Authorize Districts Of Receivership To Assume Administrative Control Of The Day To Day Management And Operation Of The Failing School District; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Grant A One-year Probationary Period In Transforming A School District Into Administrative Receivership Status When Merited; To Require The Evaluation Of All Licensed And Nonlicensed Employees In A Failing District That Is Placed In Administrative Receivership Status Within 90 Days Of Being Acquired By A District Of Receivership; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Relating To Administrative School District Receivership Program; To Terminate The Superintendent And Abolish The Board Of Trustees Of A Failing School District Placed In Administrative Receivership Status And Acquired By A District Of Receivership; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop Professional Development Courses Of Training Specifically Designed For Participation By All Licensed Personnel In The Acquired District; To Require The State Board Of Education To Prescribe The Circumstances Under Which An Acquired District Shall Cease To Be Under The Administrative Authority Of A District Of Receivership; To Provide That The 2014-2015 School Year Shall Be The First Year That A District's Classification May Be Considered For Purposes Of Determining Placement Into Administrative Receivership Status; To Provide For A Special School Board Election To Be Called By The Governor For The Purpose Of Filling Vacancies In School Districts Under Administrative Receivership Where There Are No Remaining School Board Members At The Time Of Release Of The District From Administrative Receivership Status; To Provide That Any Failing School District Placed Under Administrative Receivership Shall Remain Whole As A Political Subdivision For Purposes Of Establishing District Identity And Residency Requirements Of Students Enrolled Therein, But Shall Become A Subsidiary Division Of The District Of Receivership For Purposes Of Establishing Accreditation And Determining The Local Ad Valorem Contribution; To Provide A Two-year Waiver From Accountability And State Assessment Requirements For The New Student Population To Establish The "administrative School District Receivership Program Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide For The Appropriation And Deposit Of Funds Into The Fund For The Purpose Of Providing Financial Assistance To School Districts Subject To Administrative Acquisition Of A Failing District; To Limit The Total Aggregate Sum Appropriated To The Fund To $1,000,000.00; To Limit The Aggregate Amount That A District Of Receivership May Receive To $200,000.00 Per Failing District Acquired; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education Or The Commission On School Accreditation To Recommend To The Deputy Superintendent Responsible For The Mississippi Recovery School Those Districts Eligible For Placement Into Administrative Receivership And Identity Those "a" Districts That Would Serve As Districts Of Receivership; To Require The State Board Of Education To Establish A Program To Incentivize "a" Districts To Submit Petitions Of Receivership To Assume The Administration Control Over The Day To Day Management And Operations Of Failing Districts; To Provide That Selected Districts Of Receivership Shall Receive Additional Financial Assistance To Facilitate The Transition Of Administrative Control Of The Acquired Failing School District; To Require The Superintendent Of The District Of Receivership To Present A Detailed And Structured Corrective Action Plan To Move The Acquired District Out Of Administrative Receivership Status To The Local Governing Authority Of The Municipality Or County Within 45 Days After Assuming The Administration Control Of The Acquired Failing School District; To Amend Section 37-57-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Tax Collector Of The Acquired Failing School District To Transfer Directly To The District Of Receivership Its Per Pupil Pro Rata Share Of Local Ad Valorem School District Maintenance Funds; To Amend Section 37-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For A Special School Board Election To Be Called By The Governor For The Purpose Of Filling Vacancies In School Districts Under Administrative Receivership Where There Are No Remaining School Board Members At The Time Of Release Of The District From Administrative Receivership Status; To Amend Sections 37-5-19 And 37-7-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Failing school districts; authorize SBE to place in administrative receivership for purpose of allowing successful districts to manage and operate.

Rep. John Moore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2014-01-20	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0451.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0451IN.htm