MS SB2588 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Applicable To Students Through Age 18; To Provide That Every Day A Compulsory-school-age Child Accumulates An Unlawful Absence Constitutes A Separate Criminal Violation Relative To The Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Such Students And To Amend Sections 97-5-39 And 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; applies to students through age 18 and increase penalties for parents.
Sponsors
| Sen. Kelvin Butler [D] | Sen. Robert Jackson [D] | Sen. Russell Jolly [D] | Sen. Kenneth Jones [D] |
| Sen. David Jordan [D] | Sen. Derrick Simmons [D] | Sen. Willie Simmons [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-06 | Died In Committee | |
| 2012-02-20 | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2588.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2588IN.htm |
