Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 346
Prohibition against bullying in schools; revise definitions and include cyberbullying.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "BULLYING OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR," AS USED IN THE STATUTE PROHIBITING SUCH ACTS BY STUDENTS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, TO SPECIFY CERTAIN DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTICS THAT BULLYING IS COMMONLY MOTIVATED BY; TO DEFINE AND INCLUDE "CYBERBULLYING" INVOLVING STUDENTS OR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AS A PROHIBITED FORM OF BEHAVIOR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PERSONNEL POLICIES, DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND CODES OF STUDENT CONDUCT TO INCLUDE CYBERBULLYING AS A PROHIBITED ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AGE-APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM GUIDELINES RELATING TO BULLYING; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ON BULLYING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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.