Mississippi House Bill 989 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-12 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Achievement School District For The Purpose Of Improving Certain Failing Public Schools Throughout The State; To Provide That The Mississippi Achievement School District Shall Be A Statewide District Comprised Of All Public Schools That Have Been Assigned An "f" Or Chronically Underperforming Rating Under The State Accountability System For Two Consecutive School Years; To Require The State Board Of Education To Obtain Office Space For The District And To Appoint A Highly Qualified Individual To Serve As School District Superintendent; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Governing The Transfer Of Schools Or Districts From The Local School District To The Achievement School District; To Specify That Schools Assigned An "f" Designation For The Second Consecutive Year In The 2017-2018 School Year Must Be Absorbed Immediately By The Achievement School District Unless The Achievement School District Determines That A Gradual Transfer Of Control, Complete Before The 2017-2018 School Year Begins, Is In The School's/district's Best Interest; To Require School Districts From Which Schools Or Districts Are Being Absorbed To Cooperate With The Mississippi Achievement School District And The State Board Of Education In The School's Transfer; To Provide For The Subsequent Return Of A School Or District To Local School District Control By The Mississippi Achievement School District Subject To Certain Conditions Being Met; To Require The Superintendent Of The Mississippi Achievement School District To Recommend Highly Qualified Persons For Employment At A School And To Authorize The Continued Employment, In The State Board Of Education's Discretion, Of Personnel Employed At A School That Is Being Absorbed; To Authorize The Mississippi Achievement School District To Use The Personal And Real Property Of A School Or District That Is Absorbed, Subject To Rules And Regulations Adopted By The State Board Of Education; To Provide For State And Local Funding Of Schools In The Mississippi Achievement School District; And For Related Purposes.

MS Achievement School District; establish to oversee administration of certain failing schools with a "F" rating for two consecutive years.

Rep. Charles Busby [R]

2016-04-19 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 33 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-19 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 73 N: 45 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-29 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 41 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-03 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 82 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-12		Approved by Governor
2016-05-12		Approved by Governor
2016-04-26	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-26	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-19	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2016-04-19	House	Conference Report Adopted
2016-04-19	House	Motion to Recommit Lost
2016-04-18	House	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-18	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2016-04-15	Senate	Conferees Named Tollison,Hopson,Caughman
2016-04-13	House	Conferees Named Moore,Busby,Roberson
2016-04-05	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2016-03-30	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2016-03-29	Senate	Passed As Amended
2016-03-29	Senate	Amended
2016-03-22	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-22	Senate	DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
2016-03-11	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations
2016-03-08	House	Transmitted To Senate
2016-03-03	House	Passed As Amended
2016-03-03	House	Amended
2016-03-02	House	Tabled Subject To Call
2016-03-02	House	Amended
2016-03-02	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2016-02-25	House	Read the Third Time
2016-02-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0989.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0989IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0989CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0989PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0989SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0590005.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0850020.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/1060013.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/1060042.pdf