Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1418
Compulsory School Attendance Law; define "child with a disability" for purpose of creating exemption from unexcused absences.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM UNEXCUSED ABSENCES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FOR ABSENCES RELATED TO THE DISABILITY AS DEFINED UNDER IDEA AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT; TO STIPULATE WHEN A TRUANCY PROCEEDING MAY BE COMMENCED AGAINST THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL REQUIRE ANNUAL TRAINING FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS, WHICH INCLUDE COMPONENTS THAT EMPHASIZE PROVISIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) AND SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT, TO ENABLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AND INTERACT WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED THEREUNDER; 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
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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.