Mississippi House Bill 795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 10 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-10 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-161-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Equal Access To Education Act And To Make Substantial Revisions To The Mississippi Virtual Public School Program; To Replace Certain Findings Made By The Legislature In The Original 2006 Enactment Of The Virtual School Program With Additional Findings; To Declare The Legislative Intent To Ensure That Mississippi's Digital Learning Strategy Satisfies Certain Values; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The State Board Of Education To Establish A Digital Learning In The Classroom Pilot Program And The Virtual Public School Pilot Program; To Establish Eligibility Requirements For Participating In The Pilot Programs; To Require Sponsors Of A Pilot Virtual Public School To Adopt Enrollment Policies; And For Related Purposes.

Equal Access to Education Act; create to enhance digital learning opportunities for students and public schools.

Rep. Rob Roberson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-10	House	Died On Calendar
2022-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2022-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	161	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0795.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0795IN.htm