Mississippi Senate Bill 2161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 14 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-14 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act Relating To The Mississippi Charter Schools Act Of 2013; To Amend Section 37-28-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Designation Of School Districts Which May Disapprove The Location Of A Charter School; To Amend Section 37-28-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Residency Requirement For Applicants To Attend A Charter School And To Require Charter Schools To Give Enrollment Preference To Underserved Children; To Amend Section 37-28-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Charter Schools To Offer Courses Meeting State Requirements For High School Graduation; To Amend Section 37-28-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Employees In Charter Schools Are Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System And To Require Teachers At Charter Schools To Be Fully Certified Within Three Years Of Employment; To Amend Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Relating To The Payment Of Funds To Mississippi Charter Schools To Provide That State Fund Payments Are Based On Accurate Enrollment Projections And To Clarify The Calculation And Distribution Of The Local Ad Valorem Tax Portion Of The Charter School Per Pupil Funding; To Amend Section 37-28-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Audit Date For Charter Schools; To Amend Section 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Local School District To Lease A Conversion Charter School Facility At Or Below Fair Market Value; To Amend Section 37-47-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Charter Schools In The Authority For Participation In The State Public School Building Fund Program; To Prohibit Public School Districts From Retaliating Against An Employee Because The Employee Is Involved In Creating A Charter School; To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Public Charter Schools In The Definition Of Political Subdivision For Purposes Of The Public Employees' Retirement System; To Repeal Section 37-28-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Charter Schools Act Of 2013; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013; make technical amendments relating to funding, enrollment and operation.

Sen. Gray Tollison [D]

2016-04-13 - Senate - Senate Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Y: 26 N: 24 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-04-07 - Senate - Senate Concurred in Amend From House (Y: 24 N: 21 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-03-28 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 64 N: 52 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 31 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-14		Approved by Governor
2016-04-13	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-13	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-04-11	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2016-04-07	Senate	Concurred in Amend From House
2016-03-30	House	Returned For Concurrence
2016-03-30	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-28	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Massengill, Moore, Roberson, Wooten)
2016-03-28	House	Passed As Amended
2016-03-28	House	Amended
2016-03-23	House	Read the Third Time
2016-03-18	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-14	House	Referred To Education
2016-03-07	Senate	Transmitted To House
2016-03-04	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-02	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2016-03-01	Senate	Passed As Amended
2016-03-01	Senate	Amended
2016-02-17	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2016-02-05	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2161.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2161IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2161PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2161SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0570018.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0840005.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0940008.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/1000007.pdf