Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HC 51 — Constitution; amend to revise the authority of IHL Board to choose university presidents.

Last action — Died 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 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HC 51 change the process for selecting institutional executive officers at state higher learning institutions from an election to a recommendation system through a search committee. Now, a seven-member search committee will be appointed, with a requirement that six members are alumni of the institution involved. This shift means that the board will have the final say in selecting these officers only after the search committee evaluates candidates, which aims to ensure a more thorough and qualified selection process. Overall, these changes could enhance the integrity and effectiveness of leadership at state universities.

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HC 51 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
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Representative Lamar House Concurrent Resolution 51 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 213-A, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ESTABLISH A POLICY TO GOVERN THE PROCESS BY WHICH INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ARE SELECTED, THROUGH THE USE OF AN APPOINTED SEVEN-MEMBER SEARCH COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOMMENDING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY;
Representative Lamar House Concurrent Resolution 51 (As Adopted by House) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO AMEND SECTION 213-A, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ESTABLISH A POLICY TO GOVERN THE PROCESS BY WHICH INSTITUTIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ARE SELECTED, THROUGH THE USE OF AN APPOINTED SEVEN-MEMBER SEARCH COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOMMENDING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY;
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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Universities and Colleges

  3. Transmitted To Senate

  4. Passed

  5. Committee Substitute Adopted

  6. Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub

  7. Referred To Rules

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HC 51?
HC 51 is sponsored by John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III (Republican).
What is the current status of HC 51?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
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