MS HB954 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Instruction On Abortion Or The Process Of How It Is Performed As An Established Component Of Either Sex-related Education Curriculum Adopted By Local School Districts; To Prohibit The Use Of Any Material, Whether Written, Electronic Or Audio Visual In Any Instruction By A Licensed Employee Of The School District Or Any Other Individual Or Entity With Whom The District Has Entered Into A Contract Or Memorandum Of Agreement; To Require That Any Discussion Of Abortion Must Be Presented From The Medical Perspective Of The Potential Long-term And Short-term Hazards Presented To Patients As The Result Of Having The Procedure Performed; To Amend Section 2, Chapter 507, Laws Of 2009, As Amended By Section 4, Chapter 430, Laws Of 2011, Which Establishes The Duties Of The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Force, By Deleting The Repealer; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Sex-related education; delete repealer and revise to clarify the instructional approach to topic of abortion in curriculum.
Sponsors
| Rep. Nick Bain [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0954.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0954IN.htm |
