Mississippi Senate Bill 2605

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics Courses Starting In The Eighth Grade And Before The Completion Of Twelfth Grade; To Provide That The Courses Shall Focus On Increasing Students' Knowledge Of The Organization Of The Government Of The United States And The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study; And For Related Purposes.

School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2605.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2605IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2605CS.htm