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SB2002Introduced in the Senate

Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.

Failed

Introduced by Dennis DeBar, District 43

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For The School Board Of The School District Of A Child's Residence Consent To The Release Of The Student For Transfer To Another District; To Require That The Transferee School Board Approve Or Refuse The Transfer Of A Student At The Next Regular Meeting Of The Board After Receipt Of The Petition For Transfer; To Require The Transferee District To Notify, In Writing And Within A Reasonable Time, The District From Which The Student Is Transferring Of The Approval Of A Transfer Request; To Provide That, Absent Good Cause, A Transfer Request Must Be Approved, And The Transferor District Notified, Not Later Than March 15 Of The School Year Before The Transfer Is To Occur; To Authorize A Transferee District To Charge A Fee It Determines To Be Reasonable For Receiving A Student; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Shall Preclude The Mississippi High School Activities Association Or Any Successor Regulatory Body From Exercising Its Authority To Determine The Extracurricular Eligibility Of A Transferring Student; To Provide That Transfer Authority Of A District To Receive Or Deny The Acceptance Of A Student Requesting Transfer Into The District Shall Not Supersede Any Provision Of An Enforceable Desegregation Order Or A Court-approved Desegregation Plan; To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died In Committee

March 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Passed As Amended · January 7, 2026

33

Yes

19

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

52 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Education

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Committee Substitute Adopted

  4. Amended

  5. Passed As Amended

  6. Transmitted To House

  7. Referred To Education

  8. Died In Committee

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