l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 565

Compulsory School Attendance Law; clarify attendance for students participating in preapproved authorized school activity.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW, BY AUTHORIZING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER A COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD PARTICIPATING IN A PREAPPROVED, AUTHORIZED SCHOOL ACTIVITY AS BEING PRESENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPORTING AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE; TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE TO FIVE YEARS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN WHO OBTAIN THE MINIMUM CUPULSORY SCHOOL AGE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR; TO GIVE PARENTS OF CHILDREN BORN AFTER SEPTEMBER 1 THE OPTION TO ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN A FULL-DAY PUBLIC SCHOOL; 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

1 co-sponsor

Debra Gibbs

Its course

January 13 to February 28, 2017, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

EducationJan 13 to Jan 2714 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 21 to Feb 28 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Jan 13 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 13 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 21Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate