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2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1356

"Mississippi Founding Principle Act"; enact to require social studies curriculum to provide instruction on founding documents and principles.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI FOUNDING PRINCIPLES ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INCORPORATE INSTRUCTION ON CERTAIN FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND DOCUMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES INTO REQUIRED STUDIES OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS; TO SPECIFY CERTAIN MINIMUM CONTENT REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BIENNIALLY REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES REGARDING FOUNDING PRINCIPLES INSTRUCTION TO TEACHERS; 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

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 17 – Feb 1

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