HB459: Teacher contracts; prohibit superintendents from entering into with current licensed employees for continuation of employment before.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Superintendents From Entering Into Contracts With Any Current Licensed Employees For The Continuation Of Employment With The School District For The Successive School Year Before April 15; To Provide That The Ten-day Period For An Employee To Execute And Return The Contract Shall Not Begin To Run Until The Date The Contract Is Tendered To The Employee On Or After April 15; To Amend Section 37-9-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Any Renewal Contract Issued To An Employee Before April 15 Of The Year That The Existing Employment Contract Is Scheduled To Expire Shall Be Conditional; To Allow The Employee To Seek Release From The Conditional Contract, If Executed, Without Penalty; To Amend Section 37-9-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-9-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That April 15 Or Within Ten Calendar Days After The Date That The Governor Approves The Appropriation Legislation Comprising The State's K-12 Education Budget, Whichever Date Is Later, Shall Be The Earliest Date Such Contract May Be Executed And Have Binding Effect Upon The Employee; And For Related Purposes.