School board members; authorize grounds and prescribe procedures for removal from office.

HB 817 establishes a formal process for removing Mississippi school board members who commit misconduct or neglect duties. It authorizes removal for specific violations like malfeasance (wrongful actions), misfeasance (improper execution of duties), nonfeasance (failure to act), breach of public trust, or abuse of authority - explicitly adding chronic absenteeism from board meetings as grounds for removal due to neglect of duties. The bill requires school boards to formally recommend removal to local governing authorities, mandates a 30-day response period for the accused, and sets a hearing process with relaxed evidence rules where removal requires a majority vote. It also creates a judicial appeal path to circuit court for those challenging removal decisions.