Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1029
Compulsory School Attendance Law; rename as the "Kindergarten Increases Diplomas (KIDs) Act" and lower compulsory age to five years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE "MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW" MAY BE REFERRED TO AS THE "KINDERGARTEN INCREASES DIPLOMAS (KIDS) ACT" 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; 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 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Education and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives