Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2764
Parental rights in education; prohibit instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in K-12.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL ADOPT A PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFYING THE PARENT OF A STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL REGARDING MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE STUDENT AND AVAILABLE HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTAL CONSENT FOR SUCH SERVICES; TO AUTHORIZE STUDENT WELL-BEING QUESTIONNAIRES; TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM PROVIDING OR ALLOWING A THIRD PARTY TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION REGARDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN K-12 IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT AGE OR DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-9-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; TO AUTHORIZE DISMISSAL OR SUSPENSION FOR A CERTIFIED TEACHER WHO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT RELATING TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY; 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 Senate
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 SenateJan 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.