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 1525
Computer science; require to be taught in all public schools.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE COURSES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS OF TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR A PHASE-IN OF SUCH REQUIREMENT IN ALL SCHOOLS OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, WITH FULL STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION IN THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROVIDE FOR COURSES THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL SCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FOR GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND CONTENT, SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE; TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL REPORTING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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.
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 Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives