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 1279
Mississippi Occupational Diploma; authorize issuance of for students with disablities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR GRADUATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND ISSUE CRITERIA FOR A MISSISSIPPI OCCUPATIONAL DIPLOMA FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHICH SHALL BE EFFECTIVE BEGINNING WITH THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ANY AVAILABLE FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO ASSIST IN MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED FOR GRADUATION WITH AN OCCUPATIONAL DIPLOMA; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON MEETING APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD SUCH STUDENTS SHALL BE AWARDED A MISSISSIPPI OCCUPATIONAL DIPLOMA; 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.
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.