2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1143: School districts under states of emergency; clarify role of interim superintendent appointed by the SBE when district returns to local control.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 37-17-6 And 37-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Role Of An Interim Superintendent Of A School District That Had Been Under The Administrative Control Of The State Board Of Education; To Provide That Upon The Return Of The Local School District To A Newly Reconstituted Local School Board, The Interim Superintendent Appointed By The State Board Of Education Shall Serve Alongside The New Local School Board And Newly Appointed Superintendent In An Advisory Capacity For One Year; To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Governing The Professional Conduct And Governance Of School Board Members, And Prescribe Penalties For Violation Of Such Rules And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Education
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Committee Substitute Adopted
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Referred To Education
Senate
3/4/2025
Died In Committee
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House Passed
2/12/2025
116
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Kent McCarty
Kent McCarty
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/17/202549.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/202549.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/20/202548.6 KB