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 298
Bible courses; require the State Board of Education to develop a curriculum and guidelines for inclusion at the high school level.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CURRICULUM FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES TO BE OFFERED AS ELECTIVE COURSES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL; TO PRESCRIBE THE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSES; TO REQUIRE THE COURSES TO FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL AND STATE GUIDELINES IN MAINTAINING RELIGIOUS NEUTRALITY AND ACCOMMODATING THE DIVERSE RELIGIOUS VIEWS, TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL; TO PROHIBIT COURSES FROM ENDORSING, FAVORING, PROMOTING, DISFAVORING, OR SHOWING HOSTILITY TOWARD ANY PARTICULAR RELIGION OR NONRELIGIOUS FAITH OR RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL NOT VIOLATE ANY PROVISION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR FEDERAL LAW, THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OR ANY STATE LAW IN ITS DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM CONTENT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP BIBLE HISTORICAL AND LITERACY STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES FOR APPROPRIATE EXISTING COURSES AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL BEFORE THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-16-17 AND 37-13-3, 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 28 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 RepresentativesJan 28 to Mar 3 · stopped35 days
EducationJan 28 to Mar 3 · stopped35 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.