Mississippi House Bill 454 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Require Each Local School District To Encourage And Support Student Participation In Extracurricular And Co-curricular Activities Without Compromising The Integrity And Purpose Of The Educational Program; To Require Each Local School District To Adopt A Policy Providing The Opportunity For Students To Participate In Such Activities Is A Privilege, Not A Right; To Prohibit Discrimination In Allowing Student Participation Based On Certain Characteristics; To Prescribe The Requirements For Determining Eligibility For Participation; To Remove Any Restriction On A Student's Participation In Extracurricular And Co-curricular Activities Due The Student's Inability To Pay Fees Associated With The Activity; And For Related Purposes.

MHSAA and local school boards; authorize to stipulate that participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege, not a right.

Rep. John Moore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	House	Died On Calendar
2015-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0454.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0454IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0454CS.htm