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MS HC3
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Steve Hopkins
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 203 of the Mississippi Constitution to transition the State Board of Education from appointed to elected members beginning January 6, 2020.
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Board shall consist of one member elected from each of Mississippi's congressional districts plus one member elected statewide, replacing the current nine-member appointed board.
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Board members serve four-year terms and are elected at the general election in November 2019 and every four years thereafter in the same manner as gubernatorial elections.
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Board members may be removed by a three-fifths vote of the Mississippi House of Representatives, after which a special election shall be held to fill the vacancy.
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Proposed amendment to be submitted to qualified voters at the November 2018 general election.
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend to require the members of the State School Board of Education to be elected.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017