Mississippi House Bill 461 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 Public Schools' Guidance Counselors Pilot Program; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Determine The School Districts In Which The Pilot Program Will Be Implemented; To Require The State Department Of Education, The State Department Of Health And The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Evaluate The Effectiveness Of The Pilot Program; To Prohibit Any Effort To Counsel That Abortion Can Be Used To Prevent The Birth Of A Baby; 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, 2017; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

School guidance counselors; establish pilot program in certain school districts with high incidences of teen pregnancy or school violence.

Rep. Willie Bailey [D]	Rep. Billy Broomfield [D]	Rep. Clara Burnett [D]	Rep. Bryant Clark [D]
Rep. Alyce Clarke [D]	Rep. Mary Coleman [D]	Rep. George Flaggs [D]	Rep. Joe Gardner [D]
Rep. Esther Harrison [D]	Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]	Rep. Kevin Horan [R]	Rep. Rita Martinson [R]
Rep. Omeria Scott [D]	Rep. Rufus Straughter [D]	Rep. Sara Thomas [D]	Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-13		Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0461.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0461IN.htm