Mississippi Senate Bill 2676

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The Demonstration Of Proficiency In Civics As A Condition Of High School Graduation By Requiring Students To Take A Civics Course That Demonstrates Knowledge And Understanding Of The Fundamentals Of The History, Principles And Form Of Government Of The United States; To Require The United States History Curriculum To Include Historical Knowledge Beginning With The Settlement Of Jamestown, Virginia, In 1607; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

High school graduation requirements; require civics course to graduate.

Sen. Brian Rhodes [R]	Sen. Bart Williams [R]	Sen. Andy Berry [R]	Sen. Robin Robinson [R]
Sen. Michael McLendon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	16	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2676.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2676IN.htm