The commission voted 7-5 to act against the state’s takeover, but a two-thirds majority is needed to add the measure to the agenda for later voting.

The House voted to adopt legislation that creates an oversight board over certain school districts, including MSCS. It now heads to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for his signature.

The new plan would create an oversight board with the authority to deny school board actions.

A conference committee has been named to iron out the differences between two plans.

In the audit, officials revealed nearly 175 deficiencies involving a wide range of “widespread operational failures.”

State Senator Brent Taylor has agreed to move forward with State Representative Mark White’s plan to create a state-appointed oversight board for Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

County commissioners could use new legislation to align school board races with other county elections, even if that meant shortening some board members’ terms.

If each chamber passes its version, the final details of one of the most talked about pieces of legislation this session would be decided in a conference committee.

Under the bill, the education commissioner would be able to recommend the removal of the director of schools and some or all school board members.