Mississippi Senate Bill 2694

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The School Enrollment Choices Of Children Whose Parents Are Active Members Of The United States Armed Forces Or Civilian Military Personnel; To Allow The Children Of Active Members Of The United States Armed Forces To Attend The School District Or School Of Their Choice Whether Or Not The Parent Or Legal Guardian Reside On A Military Base; To Allow The Children Of Military Civilian Personnel Who Reside On A Military Base To Attend The School District Or School Of Their Choice; To Remove The Limitation On Prohibited Distance Of Transporting Such Students By Excluding The District From Providing Transportation To Such Students; To Limit Students To One Transfer Per Academic Year; To Provide That Once A Child Has Transferred And Enrolled In Another School District, His Or Her Parent Is Not Required To Reapply For Continued Admission In The School District Or School Of Last Attendance; And For Related Purposes.

Students of active duty service members and civilian personnel; revise residency requirements to allow transfers to another.

Sen. Scott DeLano [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	15	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2694.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2694IN.htm