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 38
School attendance officers; require to visit home of certain children within 72 hours of unexcused absence.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS TO VISIT THE HOME OR PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF A COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD WITHIN 72 HOURS OF AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THAT CHILD; 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.