Mississippi Senate Bill 2562 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Tim Tebow Act To Authorize Homeschooled Students To Participate In Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities Sponsored By Or Engaged In By The Public School To Which The Student Would Be Assigned According To District School Board Attendance Policies To Provide Certain Requirements For Such Students; To Provide That Transportation Of The Student To The Public School Shall Be The Responsibility Of The Parent, Guardian Or Student; To Prohibit A Public School From Discriminating Against Such Student In The Selection Of Interscholastic Extracurricular Team Members; To Provide That Such Participation Shall Be Considered A Privilege And Not A Right And That Nothing In The Act Shall Be Interpreted To Create A Cause Of Action; To Create The "homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund" As A Special Fund Within The Department Of Education; To Provide That Districts May Receive $2,250.00 Per Homeschool Student That Participated In Extracurricular Activities In The Prior Year; To Require The Department To Report Disbursements To The Office Of The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes.

Tim Tebow Act; allow homeschooled children to participate in extracurricular activity within their school district.

Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-16	Senate	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2562.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2562IN.htm