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 2820
"Transparency in Education Act"; prohibit certain curriculum in public schools without parental consent.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "TRANSPARENCY IN EDUCATION ACT"; TO PROVIDE PARENTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CERTAIN RIGHTS RELATED TO THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REVIEW A SYLLABUS, CURRICULUM AND TEACHER-TRAINING MATERIALS AND MEET WITH THE TEACHER TO DISCUSS COURSE CONTENT; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADOPT PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT A PARENT PROVIDES WRITTEN PERMISSION BEFORE THEIR CHILD PARTICIPATES IN IDENTITY CURRICULUM OR CRITICAL THEORY CURRICULUM AND ALLOW PARENTS TO EXEMPT THEIR CHILD FROM ANY SPECIFIC LESSONS THAT ARE OBJECTIONABLE TO THE FAMILY; TO DIRECT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HOLD A CURRICULUM NIGHT TO ALLOW PARENTS TO REVIEW THE CURRICULUM AND MEET WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF; TO PROVIDE PARENTAL ACCESS TO CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT RECORDS CONCERNING THEIR CHILD; TO PROVIDE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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.