AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY PLACE A FAILING SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT INTO A DISTRICT OF TRANSFORMATION; TO ESTABLISH RELEVANT CRITERIA FOR SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE PLACED INTO SUCH DISTRICTS; TO DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATED TO MISSISSIPPI RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOL BOARDS OF FAILING SCHOOLS AND ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF FAILING SCHOOL BOARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT DISTRICTS THAT ARE PLACED INTO DISTRICT TRANSFORMATION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RETURN TO LOCAL CONTROL WHEN THE DISTRICT HAS ATTAINED A "C" RATING OR HIGHER FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-17-6.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES THE YAZOO CITY MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE HUMPHREYS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TIMELINES ON THE TRANSITION OF SUCH DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OF TRANSFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE WHEN SUCH DISTRICT IS READY TO BE RECONSTITUTED, REORGANIZED AND RETURNED TO LOCAL CONTROL; TO DELETE CERTAIN OUTDATED LANGUAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE DATE OF REPEAL ON THE SECTION; TO DELETE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATED TO FAILING SCHOOLS; TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-17-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ON JULY 1, 2025; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-17-6, 37-17-13
Committee Substitute: 37-17-6, 37-17-13
As Passed by the Senate: 37-17-6, 37-17-13