MS HB579 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Requiring School Districts To Allow A Student Who Completes The Requirements For Graduation To Be Awarded A Standard Diploma Regardless Of The Student's Age; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude From The Definition Of "compulsory-school-age Child" Those Students Who Graduate From High School Before Attaining 17 Years Of Age; And For Related Purposes.
Title
High school diploma; require school districts to award upon completion of graduation requirements regardless of student's age.
Sponsors
| Rep. Cecil Brown [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2015-01-19 | House | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0579.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0579IN.htm |
