l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 779

Compulsory school attendance; lower age to 5 years and disallow parent from removing child from kindergarten.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD" TO INCLUDE CHILDREN WHO ATTAIN THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 UNDER THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO DELETE THE PROVISION OF THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW WHICH ALLOWS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO DISENROLL A CHILD FROM A FULL-DAY PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM; 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

15 co-sponsors

David Baria, Billy Broomfield, Kelvin Buck, Clara Burnett, Alyce G. Clarke, George Flaggs, Jr., Gregory Holloway, Sr., Robert E. Huddleston, Ferr Smith, Sara R. Thomas, Linda Whittington, Carolyn Crawford, Tom Weathersby, Rufus Straughter, Charles Young, Jr.

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2013, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1121 days

EducationJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

AppropriationsJan 31 to Feb 55 days

EducationFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 5 · stopped22 days

EducationFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped18 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

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 21 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 31Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 11Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Malone, Moore and Clarke)
  2. Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  5. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5DR - TSDP: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Malone, Moore, Clarke)House of Representatives
  8. Feb 13Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 15Referred To EducationSenate
  11. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate