Mississippi House Bill 771 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - 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 At The Same Time As The Presidential Election, Beginning In November 2024; 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 And To Require A Uniform Number Of Signatures On Petitions Of Nomination; To Provide The Procedure For Filling Vacancies In The Office Of School Board Members; To Amend Sections 37-5-1, 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 Boards Of Education Members From Territory Outside The Four Municipal Separate School Districts In A Certain County; 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 Section 37-7-104.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Administrative Consolidation Of Certain School Districts In Bolivar County, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 37-7-104.2, 37-7-104.3 And 37-7-104.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The Administrative Consolidation Of All School Districts In Certain Counties, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-104.5, 37-7-104.6 And 37-7-104.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The Administrative Consolidation Of All School Districts In Certain Counties, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; 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; And For Related Purposes.

School boards; elect members at presidential election for 4-year term.

Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	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/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0771.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0771IN.htm