Mississippi House Bill 1496 (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 Prohibit The Instruction Of "critical Race Theory" In Public School Districts, Public Schools And State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Prescribe The Tenets Of Critical Race Theory Expressly Prohibited In Public Education; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed To Prohibit The Required Collection Or Reporting Of Demographic Data In Public Schools; To Prohibit The Expenditure Of Funds By The State Board Of Education, Any Of Its Subsidiary Divisions, Public Schools Or State Institutions Of Higher Learning For Purposes Prohibited By Title 37, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Deemed To Be Lawfully Invalid; And For Related Purposes.

Critical Race Theory; prohibit instruction of in public schools and state institutions of higher learning.

Rep. Dana Underwood McLean [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/HB1496.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1496IN.htm