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HB 1152 4/11/2012 Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012: Allows conversion and start-up public charter schools to locate throughout the state. Prohibits virtual charter schools, but allows charter schools to contract for virtual classes according to current state statute. Star and High Performing school districts must give local school board approval for charters to locate within their districts. Successful school districts must give local board approval to charter applicants until July 1, 2015, after which time charter schools may locate in Successful districts without local board approval. Creates the seven-member Mississippi Public Charter School Accountability Board to serve as the sole authorizer of charter schools: three members appointed by the Governor, three appointed by the Lt. Governor, and one appointed by the State Superintendent of Education. Grants the authorizer power to exempt charter schools from some state statutes. Students may cross district lines to attend charter schools. Allows state and local per pupil funding to follow students. Charter schools are subject to the same accountability assessments and ratings as traditional public schools. Bill passed. Yeas: 31; Nays: 19; Absent or Not Voting: 2

Legislator Body District Present / Absent How Voted TPC's Position
Blount, David Mississippi Senate MS_029 Nay Nay
Brown, Terry W. Mississippi Senate MS_017 Yea Nay
Browning, Nickey Mississippi Senate MS_003 Yea Nay
Bryan, Hob Mississippi Senate MS_007 Nay Nay
Burton, Terry C. Mississippi Senate MS_031 Yea Nay
Butler, Albert Mississippi Senate MS_036 Nay Nay
Butler, Kelvin E. Mississippi Senate MS_038 Nay Nay
Carmichael, Videt Mississippi Senate MS_033 Yea Nay
Chassaniol, Lydia Graves Mississippi Senate MS_014 Yea Nay
Clarke, Eugene S. Mississippi Senate MS_022 Yea Nay
Collins, Nancy Adams Mississippi Senate MS_006 Yea Nay
Dawkins, Deborah Jeanne Mississippi Senate MS_048 Nay Nay
Doty, Sally Mississippi Senate MS_039 Yea Nay
Fillingane, Joey Mississippi Senate MS_041 Yea Nay
Flowers, Merle Mississippi Senate MS_019 Yea Nay
Frazier, Hillman Terome Mississippi Senate MS_027 Nay Nay
Gandy, Phillip A. Mississippi Senate MS_043 Yea Nay
Gollott, Thomas A. Mississippi Senate MS_050 Yea Nay
Hale, Steve Mississippi Senate MS_010 Nay Nay
Harden, Alice Mississippi Senate MS_028 Nay Nay
Harkins, Josh Mississippi Senate MS_020 Yea Nay
Hill, Angela Burks Mississippi Senate MS_040 Yea Nay
Hopson III, W. Briggs Mississippi Senate MS_023 Yea Nay
Horhn, John Mississippi Senate MS_026 Nay Nay
Hudson, Billy Mississippi Senate MS_045 Yea Nay
Jackson, Gary Mississippi Senate MS_015 Yea Nay
Jackson, Robert L. Mississippi Senate MS_011 Nay Nay
Jackson II, Sampson Mississippi Senate MS_032 Nay Nay
Jolly, Russell Mississippi Senate MS_008 PNV Nay
Jones, Kenneth Wayne Mississippi Senate MS_021 Nay Nay
Jordan, David Mississippi Senate MS_024 Nay Nay
Kirby, Dean Mississippi Senate MS_030 Yea Nay
Lee, Perry Mississippi Senate MS_035 Yea Nay
Longwitz, Will Mississippi Senate MS_025 Yea Nay
Massey, Chris Mississippi Senate MS_001 Nay Nay
McDaniel, Chris Mississippi Senate MS_042 Yea Nay
Montgomery, Haskins Mississippi Senate MS_034 Yea Nay
Moran, Philip Mississippi Senate MS_046 Yea Nay
Parks, Rita Mississippi Senate MS_004 Yea Nay
Polk, John A. Mississippi Senate MS_044 Yea Nay
Simmons, Derrick Mississippi Senate MS_012 Nay Nay
Simmons, Willie Mississippi Senate MS_013 Nay Nay
Smith, Tony Mississippi Senate MS_047 Yea Nay
Sojourner, Melanie Mississippi Senate MS_037 Yea Nay
Stone, Bill Mississippi Senate MS_002 Nay Nay
Tindell, Sean J. Mississippi Senate MS_049 Yea Nay
Tollison, Gray Mississippi Senate MS_009 Yea Nay
Turner, Bennie L. Mississippi Senate MS_016 Nay Nay
Ward, Giles Mississippi Senate MS_018 Yea Nay
Watson, Michael Mississippi Senate MS_051 Absent Nay
Wiggins, Brice Mississippi Senate MS_052 Yea Nay
Wilemon Jr., J. P. Mississippi Senate MS_005 Nay Nay

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