Mississippi House Bill 970 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Age Of Compulsory School Attendance To Eighteen And To Include Under The Definition Of "compulsory-school-age Child" Certain Students Who Turn Eighteen But Have Not Yet Graduated From High School; To Authorize Certain Students Aged Seventeen And Eighteen To Withdraw From School, With Their Parents Written Consent, After An Exit Interview Is Held; To Require Schools To Submit A Daily Report Of Absences To The School Attendance Officer; To Establish Penalties For Parents Of Compulsory-school-age Children Who Fail To Require Their Children To Attend School; And For Related Purposes.

Compulsory school attendance; increase age of and revise various provisions.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0970.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0970IN.htm