l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 647

Computer coding and role of social media; require State Board of Education to develop curricula for implementation in public and charter schools.

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 REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP CURRICULA FOR COURSES IN CODING AND EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE AND TAUGHT ON AN AGE-AND GRADE-APPROPRIATE BASIS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PHASED-IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODING CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12, BEGINNING WITH THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY REQUIRING ALL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT A POLICY ON REGULATING THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT BY EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PRESCRIBE THE COMPONENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN COURSES OFFERED IN CODING AND EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA; 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

2 co-sponsors

Bo Brown, Daryl Porter

Its course

February 6 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 6 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

EducationFeb 6 to Mar 3 · stopped26 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 6 – Mar 3

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published