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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2286

Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; revise provisions concerning.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-13-80, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87, 37-13-89, 37-13-91 AND 37-13-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REFORM THE MISSISSIPPI COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW; TO FORM THE OFFICE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT AND DROPOUT PREVENTION WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BY CONSOLIDATING THE OFFICE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY HOUSED; TO PLACE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO SET A NEW MINIMUM SALARY SCALE FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-13-80.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DIRECTS THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A MIDDLE SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION AND RECOVERY PILOT PROGRAM IN SELECT "D" AND "F" RATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS SELECTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-13-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE OFFICE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ENFORCEMENT WITHIN THE OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; 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

1 co-sponsor

Johnny DuPree

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 223 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Education
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives