Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 392
Public school textbooks; authorize use of comparable alternatives to paper books.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-43-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF COMPARABLE ALTERNATIVES TO BOUND PAPER TEXTBOOKS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO MAKE COMPATIBLE LEARNING MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS WHENEVER A TEXTBOOK ALTERNATIVE BEING USED IN A CLASS CANNOT BE USED OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM SETTING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-43-19, 37-43-23, 37-43-27, 37-43-31, 37-43-33, 37-43-37, 37-43-41, 37-43-43, 37-43-47, 37-43-51, 37-43-53 AND 37-43-59, 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.
Its course
January 16 to February 3, 2015, 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 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
EducationJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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.
In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives