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 1232
Family dynamics; include in public school curriculum as a required component.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION IN HOME ECONOMICS/FAMILY DYNAMICS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 9; TO REQUIRE COURSE WORK TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN BIRTH TO AGE THREE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND HOUSEHOLD FINANCES, AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION; TO REQUIRE THAT THE CURRICULUM AND COURSEWORK FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY BY ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL SOCIETY BY COORDINATING WITH NATIONAL FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA (FCCLA) PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT STATE FUNDING FOR HOME ECONOMICS/FAMILY DYNAMICS BE INCLUDED IN THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR EACH APPROPRIATE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COMPONENTS OF ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION OR ABSTINENCE-PLUS EDUCATION CURRICULUM MAY BE USED BY INSTRUCTORS OF HOME ECONOMICS/FAMILY DYNAMICS TO SATISFY THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTION ON TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
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.