Mississippi House Bill 1493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Teaching Racial And Universal Equality (true) Act; To Define Terminology Used Herein; To Prohibit The State Board Of Education, Schools Or School Governing Authorities From Including Or Promoting Divisive Concepts As Part Of Its Curriculum Or Instructional Program, Or Allowing Teachers Or Other Employees Of The School To Use Supplemental Instructional Materials That Include Or Promote Divisive Concepts; To Provide For The Use Of Impartial Instruction And Discussion Of Historical Material And Historical Occurrences Through The Use Of Supplemental Historical Documents; To Prohibit The Content-based Censorship Of American Or Mississippi History Or Heritage Based On Any Religious References Contained In Such Documents, Writings Or Records; To Provide For The Withholding Of State Funds To Any School For Any Known Violation Of This Act; To Require School Governing Authorities To Ensure That The Training Provided At Each School Under Its Jurisdiction Fosters A Learning Environment And Workplace That Is Respectful Of All Students And Employees; To Provide That Diversity And Inclusion Programs Held At Or Sponsored By Schools Shall Prohibit Employees And Students From Discriminating Against Another Person Based On Any Characteristic Protected Under The Federal Civil Rights Act Of 1964; To Require School Governing Authorities To Adopt Policies And Procedures For The Investigation Of Any Complaints Relative To Noncompliance With This Act; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

The Teaching Racial and Universal Equality (TRUE) Act; enact to prohibit critical race theory from inclusion in public school curriculum.

Rep. Joey Hood [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB1493.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1493IN.htm