Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 638
School administrators; authorize school board to terminate or suspend for failure to report abuse of vulnerable or exceptional children by a school employee.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DENIAL OF LICENSE AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE TO LICENSED SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR PHYSICALLY ABUSING OR HAVING INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL INVOLVEMENT WITH STUDENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-21-353 AND 37—9-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE PENALTIES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IMPOSED UPON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO FAIL TO REPORT ABUSE OF VULNERABLE AND EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN BY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-3-95, 97-5-23, 97-5-24 AND 97-29-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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
January 16 to February 5, 2019, 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 RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 days
EducationJan 16 to Feb 5 · stopped20 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.