l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 234

Comprehensive sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health and the Dept. of Human Services to jointly establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, ACTING JOINTLY WITH THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DETERMINE THE GRADE OR GRADES IN WHICH THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SELECT SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO DEVELOP CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES PROMOTING PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNPROTECTED, UNINFORMED AND UNDERAGE SEXUAL ACTIVITY; TO PROVIDE THAT NO STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS OR COURSE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM IF THE STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN SUBMITS WRITTEN OBJECTION TO THAT PARTICIPATION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WITH THE INPUT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE PILOT PROGRAM TO THE CHAIRMEN OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2012; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-79-5 AND 37-14-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

John Mayo, John W. Hines, Sr., Kimberly Campbell Buck

Its course

January 6 to March 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 6 to Feb 1237 days

EducationJan 6 to Jan 2923 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 29 to Feb 35 days

EducationFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 17 to Feb 247 days

AppropriationsFeb 24 to Mar 3 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 6 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 6Referred to the House committees on Education and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 29Reported as a committee substitute from ED to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from PH to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 24Reported as amended from ED to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 6Referred To Education;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDPCS: ED To PHHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDPCS: PH To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  11. Feb 24DR - TSDPAA: ED To APSenate
  12. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate