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MS HB7
Bill
Status
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
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Changes school board members in municipalities with mayor-council government and population over 100,000 (per 2000 census) from mayoral appointment to election by voters in each of the seven wards
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Establishes four-year terms for elected school board trustees, replacing the previous five-year appointed terms
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Schedules school board elections to coincide with general municipal elections, beginning the first Tuesday after the first Monday of June 2017 and every four years thereafter
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Requires school board candidates to comply with state election code provisions under Chapter 15, Title 23, Mississippi Code of 1972
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Provides transition by extending or shortening current board members' terms to expire on the first Saturday of July 2017, regardless of their original term expiration dates
Legislative Description
Boards of Education; require those in districts having a mayor-council form of government to be elected.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/23/2016