Mississippi House Bill 969 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The "tim Tebow Act" For The Purpose Of Authorizing Home-schooled Students To Participate In Public School Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Stipulate The Requirements To Determine A Home-schooled Student's Initial And Continuing Eligibility For Participation In Public School Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities; To Prescribe Stipulations For The Transportation Of Home-schooled Students For Competition In Such Activities; To Allow School Districts To Apply To The State Department Of Education For Additional Funding To Cover The Cost Of Any Home-schooled Students Participating In Extracurricular Activities; To Establish Procedures For The Application Process; To Establish A Special Fund In The State Treasury As The "home-school Extracurricular Activity Fund," To Be Administered By The State Department Of Education; To Specify The Amount Of Grants Awarded For Each Home-schooled Student Participating In Public School Extracurricular Activities And The Method Of Calculation Based On Prior Year's Participation; To Require The State Department Of Education To Report Disbursements Made Under This Act To The Office Of The State Auditor, Beginning On July 1, 2023, And Every Two Years Thereafter; And For Related Purposes.

The "Tim Tebow Act"; enact to authorize home-schooled student to participate in public school extracurricular activities.

Rep. Chris Brown [R]

Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0969.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0969IN.htm