Mississippi House Bill 349 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-16-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Exceptional Student Who Receives A Special Diploma, Certificate Of Completion Or Occupational Diploma Shall Be Considered By The Local School District As Completers For Purposes Of Determining The District's Graduation Rate; To Provide That Such Students Shall Not Be Considered Dropouts By The Local School District Or By The State Department Of Education; To Require The State Department Of Education To Take All Necessary Actions, Through Rules And Regulations Adopted By The State Board Of Education, To Define Such Students As Completers For Purposes Of Determining High School Graduation Rates; To Amend Sections 37-16-7 And 37-13-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Exceptional students; those finishing with a special diploma, certificate of completion or occupational diploma shall not be deemed dropouts.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-05	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0349.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0349IN.htm