Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 343
Prayer in schools; authorize teachers or school administrators to open day with or observe moment of silence.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY TEACHER OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THIS STATE TO OPEN THE SCHOOL DAY WITH A PRAYER; TO REQUIRE THAT THIS OBSERVATION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN EACH GRADE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL DAY; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH TEACHER IN CHARGE OF EACH CLASS TO CALL THE STUDENTS TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THE TIME FOR PRAYER OR MOMENT OF SILENCE IS TO BE OBSERVED; TO PROHIBIT THE TEACHER FROM INDICATING OR SUGGESTING TO THE STUDENTS THAT ANY ACTION BE TAKEN BY THEM DURING THIS TIME, OTHER THAN MAINTAINING SILENCE FOR THE FULL TIME; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-13-4.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 13 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
EducationFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 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.