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 2792
Mississippi Released Time Education Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI RELEASED TIME EDUCATION ACT TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADOPT A POLICY THAT EXCUSES STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL TO ATTEND A RELEASED TIME COURSE FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR PER WEEK BUT NOT MORE THAN FIVE HOURS PER WEEK; TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT THE POLICY MUST HAVE; TO AUTHORIZE A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADOPT A POLICY THAT AWARDS ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR THE COMPLETION OF A RELEASED TIME COURSE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION AGGRIEVED BY A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT TO BRING AN ACTION AGAINST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION AND SEEK APPROPRIATE RELIEF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, MONETARY DAMAGES, REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COURT COSTS; 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.