MS HB140 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education, Acting Jointly With The State Board Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Establish A Comprehensive Sex Education Pilot Program; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Determine The Grade Or Grades In Which The Pilot Program Will Be Implemented; To Require The State Department Of Education To Select School Districts For Participation In The Program; To Require The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Develop Certain Programs And Strategies Promoting Pregnancy Prevention And Providing Information On The Consequences Of Teen Pregnancy; To Require That Boys And Girls Shall Be Separated Into Different Classrooms When Sex Education Is Discussed Or Taught; To Prohibit Any Effort To Teach That Abortion Can Be Used To Prevent The Birth Of A Baby; To Provide That No Student Shall Be Required To Participate In Any Class Or Course In The Pilot Program Unless The Student's Parent Or Guardian Submits A Written Request To That Participation; To Require The State Department Of Education, With The Input Of The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services, To Submit A Report On The Pilot Program To The Chairmen Of Certain Legislative Committees Before January 1, 2013; To Amend Sections 41-79-5 And 37-14-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Sex Education Pilot Program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-02 | Died In Committee | |
| 2010-01-05 | Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/HB/HB0140.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0140IN.htm |
