Mississippi Senate Bill 2258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 22 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-1-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower The State Board Of Education To Compel Attendance, Administer Oaths, Take Depositions And Issue Subpoenas, And To Exempt Certain Investigative Records Of The State Department Of Education From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Additional Grounds For Disciplinary Action Against A Licensed Teacher Or Administrator; To Amend Section 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Certain Powers And Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Education In Cases Of Alleged Statewide Testing Irregularities; To Amend Section 37-16-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Criminal Penalties For Any Person Submitting A False Certification Regarding A Statewide Test; And For Related Purposes.

Cheating on statewide tests; financial responsibilities of local school district, licensure sanctions and criminal penalties.

Sen. Gray Tollison [D]

Sen. William Longwitz [R]

2015-04-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 40 N: 10 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-01 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 64 N: 50 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 65 N: 53 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-22		Approved by Governor
2015-04-08	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-04-08	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-04-02	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2015-04-01	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2015-04-01	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bailey, Moore, Clarke, Calhoun, Blackmon)
2015-04-01	House	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-30	House	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-27	House	Conferees Named Moore,Holloway,Baker
2015-03-26	Senate	Conferees Named Tollison,Wiggins,Carmichael
2015-03-18	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2015-03-17	House	Returned For Concurrence
2015-03-12	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2015-03-10	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Holland, Moore, Clarke, Baker)
2015-03-10	House	Passed As Amended
2015-03-10	House	Amended
2015-03-09	House	Read the Third Time
2015-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2015-03-03	House	DR - TSDPAA: JA To ED
2015-02-26	House	DR - TSDPAA: ED To JA
2015-02-24	House	Referred To Education;Judiciary A
2015-02-12	Senate	Transmitted To House
2015-02-10	Senate	Passed As Amended
2015-02-10	Senate	Amended
2015-01-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-01-16	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2258.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2258IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2258PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2258SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0360008.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0640014.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0860006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0860027.pdf