Mississippi House Bill 714 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 37-15-29 And 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Transfer Of A Student To A School Of Choice That Is Located In A School District Other Than The Student's District Of Residence Upon The Petition Of The Parent Or Guardian Of The Student; To Provide That Transportation Of A Student To A Transferee School In A School District Other Than The District In Which The Student And His Parent Reside Is The Responsibility Of The Student's Parent; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A School District Accepting A Student From Another School District Under Open Enrollment From Charging The Student Tuition Fees, And To Require A Student's District Of Residence To Pay Local Maintenance Funds To The School District In Which The Student Is Enrolled; To Amend Section 37-15-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Student To Attend A Different School From The School To Which The Student Is Assigned Within The Student's School District Of Residence; And For Related Purposes.

School choice; establish statewide open enrollment for public school students.

Rep. William Arnold [R]

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-09	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0714.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0714IN.htm