Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 1042
Public school years; revise basis for establish length from days to equivalent number of hours of actual teaching.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE LENGTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL YEAR FROM DAYS TO HOURS AND TO CHANGE THE CURRENT MINIMUM LENGTH OF 180 DAYS TO THE EQUIVALENT OF 990 HOURS OF ACTUAL TEACHING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-61, 37-13-64 AND 37-13-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING STUDENT ATTENDANCE UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW, A STUDENT'S ABSENTEEISM WILL CONTINUE TO BE DETERMINED ON A DAILY BASIS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE TO CONTINUE TO BE CALCULATED ON A DAILY BASIS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-9-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES ANNUAL CONTRACTS FOR LICENSED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE FOR A MINIMUM OF 187 EMPLOYMENT DAYS, FOR PURPOSES 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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.