MS HB663 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; To Require Such Kindergarten-age Children To Attend Licensed Public, Parochial, Nonpublic Or Homeschool Kindergarten Programs; To Revise The Definition Of The Term "compulsory-school-age Child" To Include Children Who Attain The Age Of Five Years On Or Before September 1 Under The Compulsory School Attendance Law; To Amend Sections 37-7-339 And 37-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Kindergarten-age children; require mandatory attendance under compulsory-school attendance laws.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-03HouseDied In Committee
2020-02-06HouseReferred To Education

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