Mississippi House Bill 783 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Abolish The Existing State Department Of Education And Transfer The Powers And Duties To The Office Of The Governor; To Provide That The Former State Department Of Education Shall Be Known As The Division Of Public Education In The Office Of The Governor; To Amend Sections 37-3-2, 37-3-3, 37-3-4, 37-3-5, 37-3-7, 37-3-9, 37-3-11, 37-3-12, 37-3-13, 37-3-25, 37-3-39, 37-3-46, 37-3-49, 37-3-51, 37-3-53, 37-3-79, 37-3-81, 37-3-82, 37-3-83, 37-3-85, 37-3-87, 37-3-91, 37-3-93, 37-3-95, 37-3-101, 37-3-103, 37-3-105, 37-3-107, 37-1-1, 37-1-2, 37-1-3, 37-1-4, 37-1-9, 37-1-11, 37-1-12 And 37-1-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

State Department of Education; transfer administration, operations, powers and duties to the Office of the Governor.

Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-21	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0783.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0783IN.htm