l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 579

Financial literacy curriculum; require The State Board of Education to implement for all students in Grades 9-12.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON OR BEFORE THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURSE IN FINANCIAL LITERACY SHALL ACCOUNT FOR A ONE-HALF CARNEGIE UNIT; TO REQUIRE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE COURSE AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE "FINANCIAL LITERACY TRUST FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDS ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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

Its course

January 13 to January 31, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days

EducationJan 13 to Jan 2512 days

AppropriationsJan 25 to Jan 31 · stopped6 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 25Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives