Mississippi House Bill 198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require School Districts Accredited At One Of The Three Lowest Accountability Ratings, As Defined By The State Board Of Education, To Adopt Certain Policies And Procedures Regarding Daily Curriculum, Weekly Homework Assignments, Parental Involvement, Dress Codes, School Holidays, Parent-teacher Conferences And A School Syllabus; To Require Alternative Schools In Those Districts To Adhere To The Same Policies And Procedures; To Require All Local School Districts To Implement A Video Streaming Program In Conjunction With The United States Department Of Labor To Aid In The Development Of An Alternative Career-track Curriculum Based Upon Occupational Projections In The State And Country For The Next Five Years; To Require School Districts To Assist Students In Accessing Information From The Department Of Labor Which Will Enable The Students To Make Career Choices; To Require A School District's Alternative Career-track Curriculum To Satisfy Its Graduation Requirements And Lead To The Awarding Of A Standard High School Diploma; And For Related Purposes.

School districts; require certain policies and alternative curriculum if accountability rating at three lowest levels.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-03	House	Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0198.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0198IN.htm