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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 483

Family dynamics; include in public school curriculum as a required component.

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 37-13-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION IN HOME ECONOMICS/FAMILY DYNAMICS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 9; TO REQUIRE COURSE WORK TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN BIRTH TO AGE THREE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND HOUSEHOLD FINANCES, AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION; TO REQUIRE THAT THE CURRICULUM AND COURSEWORK FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY BY ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY AND GLOBAL SOCIETY BY COORDINATING WITH NATIONAL FAMILY CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA (FCCLA) PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT STATE FUNDING FOR HOME ECONOMICS/FAMILY DYNAMICS BE INCLUDED IN THE ADEQUATE EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR EACH APPROPRIATE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COMPONENTS OF ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION OR ABSTINENCE-PLUS EDUCATION CURRICULUM MAY BE USED BY INSTRUCTORS OF HOME ECONOMICS/FAMILY DYNAMICS TO SATISFY THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTION ON TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

9 co-sponsors

Earle S. Banks, Bo Brown, Ronnie C. Crudup, Stephanie Foster, Jeffery Harness, Kabir Karriem, Carl Mickens, Daryl Porter, 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 Youth and Family Affairs
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred To Education;Youth and Family AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives