l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 426

Vocational and home economics; require curriculum for all middle, high and alternative school students.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP CURRICULA AND COURSES OF STUDY TO PROMOTE VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, HOME ECONOMICS AND CHARACTER EDUCATION OBJECTIVES FOR ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM COMPONENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRICULUM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-92, 37-13-151, 37-13-181 AND 37-31-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT STATE FUNDING FOR HOME ECONOMICS BE INCLUDED IN THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION BILLS FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-31-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

16 co-sponsors

John W. Hines, Sr., Robert L. Johnson III, Otis Anthony, Earle S. Banks, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Larry Byrd, Ronnie C. Crudup, Oscar Denton, Karl Gibbs, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Abe Hudson, Solomon C. Osborne, Orlando Paden, Rufus Straughter, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh Taylor

Its course

February 3 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 3 to Mar 3 · stopped29 days

EducationFeb 3 to Mar 3 · stopped29 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 3 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 3Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives