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 1031
Compulsory School Attendance Law; lower mandatory age to 5 years to include kindergarten students.
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 ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 UNDER THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-339 AND 37-41-3, 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.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
John G. Faulkner, Karl Gibbs, Kabir Karriem, Carl Mickens, Jay Hughes
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