Mississippi House Bill 242

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 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 Require The State Board Of Education To Establish A Trimester School Year Pilot Program; To Require The Board To Select Up To Twelve School Districts For Participation In The Program; To Require The Board To Report To The Chairmen Of The Education Committees Before January 1, 2027, On The Results Of The Pilot Program And The Desirability Of Implementing A Trimester Calendar In All Mississippi School Districts; To Require The Board To Establish The Annual School Calendar, Which Must Be No Less Than 225 Days, For School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Prescribe The Core Curriculum For Students In School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Require The Board To Increase The Adequate Education Program Allotment To School Districts Participating In The Pilot Program; To Amend Sections 37-9-24, 37-13-63, 37-13-67, 37-13-91, 37-151-5 And 37-151-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-17	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	13	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	13	67	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	13	91	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	151	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	151	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	9	24	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0242.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0242IN.htm