Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 965
Comprehensive sex education; require to be taught in Grades K through 12.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION BE TAUGHT IN GRADES K THROUGH 12; TO REQUIRE THAT THE INSTRUCTION EMPHASIZE ABSTINENCE AS THE EXPECTED NORM; TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SEX EDUCATION COURSES IN A MANNER THAT IS AGE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-135, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT PLANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-14-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL NURSES TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF HEALTHY SCHOOLS TO SUBMIT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE ADOPTION OF ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-131 AND 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
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.