l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 969

The "Tim Tebow Act"; enact to authorize home-schooled student to participate in public school extracurricular activities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "TIM TEBOW ACT" FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES; TO STIPULATE THE REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE A HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENT'S INITIAL AND CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES; TO PRESCRIBE STIPULATIONS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS FOR COMPETITION IN SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO APPLY TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COVER THE COST OF ANY HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS; TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY AS THE "HOME-SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY FUND," TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AWARDED FOR EACH HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENT PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND THE METHOD OF CALCULATION BASED ON PRIOR YEAR'S PARTICIPATION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REPORT DISBURSEMENTS MADE UNDER THIS ACT TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR, BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2023, AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER; 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

Steve Hopkins, Brady Williamson

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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2

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