Mississippi House Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 37-17-5.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All School Districts, As A Minimum Requirement For Accreditation, To Be In Compliance With Applicable Provisions Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, The Mississippi Code Of 1972 And Any Other State Law Relating To School Districts; To Establish A Process For The State Department Of Education To Receive And Investigate Complaints Of Alleged Violations Before The Matter Is Referred To The State Board Of Education And The Commission On School Accreditation; To Authorize The Board And Commission To Take Action Against A School District, Including Withdrawal Of Accreditation, When The District Fails To Remedy The Violations; To Bring Forward Sections 37-17-5 And 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Appeals Process And Procedure Followed By The Commission When School Districts Not Meeting Accreditation Standards Fail To Take Corrective Action, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

School district accreditation; require compliance with constitutional provisions and state laws as a minimum requirement for.

Rep. Mark Formby [R]

Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0061.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0061IN.htm