Mississippi House Bill 1126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Local School District From Conducting Training Or Professional Development Activities During Any Week Immediately Preceding The Date Students Are Required To Report For The Start Of The School Year, To Permit The School District To Schedule The Training Or Professional Development Activities, And To Require The Training Or Professional Development To Be Conducted In A Manner That Does Not Interfere With The District's Instructional Days; To Amend Section 37-9-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Minimum Term Allowed In School Districts' Contracts With Licensed Personnel From 187 To 182 Days, And To Require School Districts To Shorten The Terms Of Contracts Previously Executed For The 2010-2011 School Year, Without Any Reduction To The Annual Salary Set Forth In Each Contract, Accordingly; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Teacher Salary Scale Is Applicable For All Teachers Whose Contracts Are For A Term Of No Less Than The Statutorily Prescribed Minimum Number Of Days; And For Related Purposes.

Professional development; eliminate during the first week of the school year.

Rep. Noal Akins [R]

Rep. Rita Martinson [R]

Rep. Mary Ann Stevens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-18		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB1126.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1126IN.htm