Bill Text: MS HB1181 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public schools; require a brief period of quiet reflection at the opening of every school day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee [HB1181 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2024-HB1181-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Education
By: Representatives Nelson, James-Jones
House Bill 1181
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "PERIOD OF QUIET REFLECTION ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM, THE LOCAL SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD SHALL REQUIRE A BRIEF PERIOD OF QUIET REFLECTION FOR NOT MORE THAN 60 SECONDS AT THE OPENING OF EVERY SCHOOL DAY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Period of Quiet Reflection Act."
SECTION 2. Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-13-8. (1) In each
public school classroom, the local school governing board * * *
shall require a brief period of quiet reflection for not more than sixty
(60) seconds at the opening of school upon every school day.
(2) The moment of quiet
reflection * * * required by subsection (1) of
this section is not intended to be and shall not be conducted as a religious
service or exercise but is considered an opportunity for a moment of silent
reflection.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.
