Mississippi State University; allow to partner with local school district for certain purposes.
SB 2238 amends Mississippi law to authorize the consolidation of Starkville School District and Oktibbeha County School District into a single "Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District" effective July 1, 2015. The bill requires transfer of all real and personal property, contracts, and staff obligations from the former Oktibbeha County School District to the new consolidated district, with specific governance rules for the new school board. It also establishes procedures for nonrenewing staff contracts and limits administrative leadership to three assistant superintendents. The bill does not create new university partnerships, as its focus is solely on the administrative consolidation of the two school districts.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred To Education
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred To Universities and Colleges
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Bart Williams
RRepublican
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