Mississippi House Bill 637 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Failed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Implement A Financial Literacy Curriculum For Public Schools On Or Before The 2014-2015 Academic School Year; To Provide That The Course In Financial Literacy Shall Account For A One-half Carnegie Unit; To Require Successful Passage Of The Course As A Graduation Requirement; To Establish The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide For The Funds Administration; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Financial literacy curriculum; require State Board of Education to revise grades for which offered.

Rep. John Moore [R]	Rep. Adrienne Wooten [D]	Rep. Robert Johnson [D]	Rep. Randall Patterson [R]
Rep. Omeria Scott [D]	Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

2013-02-13 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-02-20	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations
2013-02-18	House	Transmitted To Senate
2013-02-13	House	Passed As Amended
2013-02-13	House	Amended
2013-02-04	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0637.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0637IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0637PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/house/0370032.pdf