Mississippi House Bill 935 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Upon The Completion Of The Required Time Imposed Upon A Child Within A Juvenile Facility, That Child Shall Be Returned To The Traditional School Setting As Opposed To Having An Assessment Conducted To Determine Traditional Or Alternatives School Placement; To Remove The Requirement That The School District Conduct An Individual Assessment Of Any Child To Be Placed In The Alternative School Setting; To Provide That Only The Conduct Of A Child That Occurs During The Course Of An Academic School Year Shall Be Taken Into Consideration When Determining Alternative School Placement Of The Child For Disruptive, Delinquent And Volatile Behavior; And For Related Purposes.

Student placement; require students who complete the sentence in a juvenile facility be returned to the traditional classroom setting.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0935.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0935IN.htm