MS SB2691 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Provide That In The Holmes County And Durant Municipal Separate School Districts There Shall Be An Administrative Consolidation Into One School District To Be Designated As The Holmes County School District Effective July 1, 2016; To Provide For The Composition Of The Board Of Education Of The New Holmes School District; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Administratively Consolidate Any School District Which Does Not Voluntarily Follow The Consolidation Order; To Abolish The Former School Districts Following The Administrative Consolidation And Provide For The Transfer Of School District Assets And Liabilities; To Provide For Execution Of Teacher And School District Employee Contracts And The Preparation Of A School District Budget In The New School District; To Direct The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Regulations To Implement Such Administrative Consolidation; To Provide A Two-year Waiver From Accountability And State Assessment Requirements For The New Student Population; To Amend Sections 37-7-103 And 37-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Bring Forward Section 37-7-104.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Establishment Of The New Starkville-oktibbeha Consolidated School District; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

School district consolidation; require in Holmes County and Durant.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-03HouseDied In Committee
2015-02-26HouseDR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
2015-02-24HouseReferred To Education;Appropriations
2015-02-16SenateTransmitted To House
2015-02-12SenatePassed As Amended
2015-02-12SenateAmended
2015-02-12SenateCommittee Substitute Adopted
2015-01-27SenateTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19SenateReferred To Education

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Bill Comments

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