Mississippi House Bill 1467 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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 37-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Election Of Members Of The County Boards Of Education At The Same Time As The General State And County Elections In 2011 And To Establish A Term Of Four Years For That Office; To Amend Section 37-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-7-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Election Of Members Of The Boards Of Trustees Of Consolidated School Districts And Line Consolidated School Districts In The Same Manner And At The Same Time As The General State And County Elections; To Establish A Term Of Four Years For Those Offices; To Amend Section 37-7-713, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Election Of Members Of The Boards Of Trustees Of Certain Special Municipal Separate School Districts In The Same Manner And At The Same Time As The General State And County Elections; To Establish A Term Of Four Years For That Office; To Repeal Sections 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-227 And 37-7-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Electing Trustees Of Consolidated And Line Consolidated School Districts; To Repeal Sections 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-715 And 37-7-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Selecting Trustees Of Special Municipal Separate School Districts; To Amend Section 37-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Appointment Of All School District Superintendents Beginning On July 1, 2011; To Provide That Elected Superintendents Holding Office On That Date May Serve Until The Expiration Of The Term For Which They Were Elected; To Amend Section 37-9-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-5-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Elected County Superintendents Of Education Holding Office On July 1, 2011, May Serve The Entire Term For Which They Were Elected; To Provide For The Appointment Of Successors To Elected County Superintendents Upon The Expiration Of Their Term; To Delete The Provision Of Law That Provides For The Election Of County Superintendents Of Education In The Same Manner And Time As Other County Officers; To Provide For The Repeal Of That Section Effective January 1, 2012; To Repeal Section 37-9-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Referendum On The Question Of Retaining The Elective Method Of Choosing The County Superintendent Of Education; To Repeal Sections 37-5-63 Through 37-5-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Appointment Of Certain County Superintendents Of Education, On July 1, 2010; To Amend Sections 37-7-105, 37-7-725, 37-9-23, 37-17-6, 37-17-13, 37-18-7, 37-43-39 And 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

School districts; elect all board members and appoint all superintendents.

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB1467.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1467IN.htm