Mississippi House Bill 684 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-11-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Students Who Transfer From Outside Of The State To Attend A Public School Within The State, As Indicated By The Local School Board's Acceptance Of The Student's Transfer And Subsequent Enrollment In A Public School In A Mississippi School District, To Be Eligible To Participate In Any Extracurricular Or Athletic Activity Sponsored Or Sanctioned By The School District, Provided That The Student Satisfies The Grade Point Average Requirements; To Require The Local School Board To Consider The Student's Cumulative Grade Point Average During The Last Semester Of Attendance At The Preceding School Of Attendance In Determining The Transfer Student's Eligibility For A Participation In Any Extracurricular Or Athletic Activities At The Beginning Of A School Year; And For Related Purposes.

Out-of-state transfer students; authorize participation in athletic and extracurricular activities of new school of enrollment.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-09	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0684.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0684IN.htm