Mississippi Senate Bill 2787 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Students In High School To Earn The Civic Literacy Requirement Before Enrolling In A Public Community College Or University In This State; To Amend The Civic Literacy Requirement For Postsecondary Education To Include Both An Assessment And A Course Of Instruction; To Require The Character Development Curriculum For Public School Students In The 11th And 12th Grades To Include Instructions On Voting Using The Primary And General Election Ballot; To Amend Sections 37-13-181, 37-13-183 And 37-13-185, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

Civic literacy requirement for high school students; require before enrolling in college or university in this state.

Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	13	181	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	13	183	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	13	185	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2787.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2787IN.htm