Mississippi House Bill 1251 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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 Sections 37-23-63 And 37-23-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Homeschooled Children With Disabilities, As Defined Under Idea, In The Category Of Children With Disabilities For Whom State Financial Assistance For Proportionate Share Of Cost Of Services; To Bring Forward Section 37-23-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; To Amend Section 37-23-135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local Educational Agencies To Provide Children With Disabilities, Who Are Enrolled In Private Schools, Legitimate Home School Program Or Other Facility, With Proportionate Share Of Funds And Equitable Services At The Location Of The Private School Of Enrollment, Home School Program Location Or Clinical Facility Where The Child Is Committed; And For Related Purposes.

Children with disabilities; require LEAs to provide services to private schools and home schooled students at the place of enrollment.

Rep. John Lamar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-15	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	23	135	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	23	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	23	67	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	23	69	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1251.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1251IN.htm