Mississippi Senate Bill 2687

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That At The Election In 2027, And Every Four Years Thereafter, There Shall Be Elected The Members Of Any School Board Established In Title 37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, That Elects Its Members As Of July 1, 2024; To Require Such Elections Be Held At The Same Time And In The Same Manner As General Elections Are Held; To Provide That Such Members Shall Serve A Term Of Four Years; To Establish That The Act Shall Apply To Any School Board That Previously Was Established With Members Who Served Staggered Terms; To Amend Sections 23-15-193, 37-5-7, 37-5-18, 37-7-204, 37-7-207, 37-7-209, 37-7-215, 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-707 And 37-7-713, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

School boards; delete staggered terms of members, require four-year terms, require election to be held during statewide election.

Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	193	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	18	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	5	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	204	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	207	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	209	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	215	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	221	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	223	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	707	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	7	713	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2687.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2687IN.htm