Mississippi House Bill 469 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-167-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provision Relating To The Administration Of The New Start School Program; To Provide That The New Start School Option Shall Apply Only To Schools That Have Been Determined By The State Department Of Education To Be Failing For A Minimum Of Two Consecutive Years; To Require The State Superintendent Of Public Education, Or His/her Designee, To Select And Contract The Principal Of The New Start School And Determine The Terms Of The Employment Contract; To Require The Newly Employed Principal To Select And Recommend Employees For Hire At The New Start School Subject To Approval Of The State Superintendent; To Require The Superintendent Of The School District In Which The New Start School Is Located To Enter Into Contracts With Persons Approved As Teachers Upon The Request Of The State Superintendent; To Require The Local School District To Fund Operations At Any New Start School Within The District On A Per Pupil Basis And At A Level Sufficient To Readily Improve Performance In The School; To Authorize The State Superintendent Of Public Education, Or His/her Designee, To Determine Sufficiency Of Funding And To Establish A Per Pupil Amount If District Funding Is Determined To Be Insufficient; To Allow The State Board Of Education To Contract With One Or More Persons Or Private Entities With Experience In Improving School Performance To Assist In Implementing And Administering Any Part Of The New Start School Program; To Require The Local School District To Pay All Actual And Necessary Costs Related To Implementing And Administering The New Start School Program Within The District; To Permit The State Board Of Education To Override Any Decision Of The Local School Board Or Local Superintendent Of Education Concerning The Management And Operation Of A Failing School; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Escrow Any Portion Or All State Funds Except Constitutionally Mandated Funds Allocated To The School District, Until Appropriate Corrective Actions Are Taken Or The Needs Of Students Warrant The Release Of Funds; And For Related Purposes.

New Start School Program; revise provisions relating to the administration of.

Rep. John Moore [R]

2015-03-05 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 111 N: 7 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-13		Approved by Governor
2015-03-09	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-09	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-06	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2015-03-05	Senate	Passed
2015-03-03	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-02-17	Senate	Referred To Education
2015-02-10	House	Transmitted To Senate
2015-02-10	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2015-02-05	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Anderson, Moore, Clarke)
2015-02-05	House	Passed
2015-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-02-03	House	DR - TSDP: AP To ED
2015-01-28	House	DR - TSDP: ED To AP
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0469.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0469IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0469PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0469SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0310056.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0590040.pdf