Mississippi Senate Bill 2156

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct Each Local School Board To Adopt A Policy Excusing A Student From School To Attend A Released Time Course For No More Than Three Class Periods Per Week Or A Maximum Of 125 Class Periods Per School Year Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That The Student Shall Receive Elective Credit For Time Spend Attending Released Time Courses; To Provide Religiously Neutral Criteria For A School Board To Follow In Determining Whether Credit May Be Awarded For A Particular Released Time Course; To Exempt Charter Schools And Virtual Schools; And For Related Purposes.

Released time courses; authorize for public school students to attend off campus religious or moral instruction for credit.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	13	91	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2156.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2156IN.htm