Mississippi House Bill 981 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-104.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Board Of Education For The Starkville-oktibbeha Consolidated School District By Increasing The Membership To Seven Members; To Provide That Five Members Shall Be Elected From Single-member Education Trustee Election Districts Which Shall Be Consistent With The Supervisors District Lines In The County; To Require The County Board Of Education To Publish Notice Of The District Boundaries For The Election Districts, Which Shall Be Effective For The November 2016 General Election; To Provide That The Trustees Of The Board Of Education Shall Be Elected At The Same Time And In The Same Manner As The Presidential Election For A Term Of Four Years; To Provide For The Filling Of Vacancies On The Board; To Provide For The At-large Appointment Of Two Additional Members To The Board Of Education By The County Board Of Supervisors And The Municipal Governing Authority Of Starkville, Which Shall Have One Appointment Each; And For Related Purposes.

School boards; revise composition of in certain county and require to be elected.

Rep. Rob Roberson [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/HB0981.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0981IN.htm