2015 Regular Session

House Bill 819

School attendance; delete 63% rule and require local school board to adopt policy establishing minimum attendance to avoid full-day absence.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 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 DELETE THE STATE REQUIREMENT THAT A PUPIL WHO IS ABSENT MORE THAN 37% OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY MUST BE CONSIDERED ABSENT THE ENTIRE DAY AND TO REQUIRE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TO ADOPT A POLICY ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM PART OF THE SCHOOL DAY WHICH A STUDENT IN THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE PRESENT TO AVOID BEING CONSIDERED ABSENT THE ENTIRE DAY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "MINIMUM SCHOOL TERM" AND "AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE," AS SUCH TERMS ARE USED FOR DETERMINING ALLOCATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDER THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 19 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
Feb 3Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives