Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2715
Age requirements for enrollment of children in K and 1st grade; authorize early enrollment if superintendent determines child is ready.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A 5-YEAR OLD CHILD MAY ENTER PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN IF HIS OR HER 5TH BIRTHDAY IS AFTER SEPTEMBER 1 AND MAY ENTER FIRST GRADE IF HIS OR HER SIXTH BIRTHDAY IS AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, IF THE LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DETERMINES THE CHILD IS READY; 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 Senate
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 SenateFeb 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.