Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 1277 — Data reporting; require SDE to develop central reporting system to be used by school districts to report certain information to the U.S. Dept. of Ed. Office for Civil Rights.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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This bill mandates the development of a central reporting system for school districts to report federal data on civil rights, which must be published by the State Department of Education within 30 days after the reporting deadline.

  • Section 37-15-6

    The State Department of Education shall develop a central reporting system for maintaining all data required by federal law to be reported to the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, through the Civil Rights Data Collection.

    Adds a requirement for the State Department of Education to create a reporting system for federal civil rights data.

  • Section 37-15-6

    The State Department of Education shall publish this information in a publicly accessible format on its website, no later than thirty (30) days after the deadline for which data is required to be reported under this subsection.

    Requires the State Department of Education to make reported data publicly available on its website within 30 days of the reporting deadline.

Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Education

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Williams-Barnes

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1277?
HB 1277 is sponsored by Williams-Barnes and Otis Anthony (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1277?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1277?
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