Mississippi Senate Bill 2688 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-9-13 And 37-9-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Superintendents To Be Elected By Citizens Of The Local School District In Certain Districts; To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For County Boards Of Education And Superintendents And Their Functions; Which Was Repealed In 2019; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location, Section 37-5-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For County Superintendent Appointments; Which Was Repealed In 2019; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location, Section 37-5-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For County Boards Of Education And The Reestablishment Of The Superintendent Position As Elective Office; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location; Section 37-5-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For The Authorization Of County Boards Of Education To Appoint Superintendents In Certain Counties; Which Was Repealed In 2019; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location, Section 37-5-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For The Selection And Qualification Of Superintendent And Provisions Related To Elections In Certain Counties; Which Was Repealed In 2019; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location, Section 37-5-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For Filling Of Vacancies Of Such Office; Which Was Repealed In 2019; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location, Section 37-5-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Reinstate The Provision Of Law That Provided For Referendum On Continuation Or Abolition Of Office Of County Superintendent Of Education; Which Was Repealed In 2019; To Codify This Law At Its Former Location, Section 37-9-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972; And For Related Purposes.

School superintendents; authorize school districts to elect and reinstate previous sections related thereto.

Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	9	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	9	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2688.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2688IN.htm