Mississippi House Bill 217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act Of 2012; To Require The State Department Of Education To Work With School Districts That Have The Lowest High School Graduation Rates; To Require The Department To Develop Methods Of Targeted Intervention For Low Performing School Districts; To Provide That Children Of A Certain Age May Not Withdraw From School Unless Certain Conditions Are Met; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Office Of Dropout Prevention Within The State Department Of Education, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, For Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2012; create.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-10		Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0217.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0217IN.htm