Mississippi House Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-9-55, 37-9-57, 37-29-63 And 37-101-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Payment Of Contracts Of School Superintendents, Principals And Licensed Employees Of Public Schools, And Postsecondary Public Institution Presidents, Deans, Professors And Certain Other Employees At State Institutions Of Higher Learning In The Event Of Termination Or Breach Of Contract; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Employment contracts; limit payment of for certain public school and postsecondary education employees for termination or breach.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	House	Referred To Education;Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0561.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0561IN.htm