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 1537
Sex education; require SDE and Department of Health to develop list of approved curricula to be used in schools and revise every five years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO SEX EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP A LIST OF APPROVED CURRICULA EVERY FIVE YEARS WHICH IS EVIDENCE-BASED, MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND APPROPRIATE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2020, WHICH MAY BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ADOPTING POLICIES ON ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND ABSTINENCE-PLUS EDUCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-173, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH OPT OUT AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE THEIR CHILD FROM ANY INSTRUCTION OR PRESENTATION ON ANY SEX-RELATED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT; 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.
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