Mississippi House Bill 270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Discontinuation Of Certain Public Assistance And Benefits To Families Of Compulsory-school-age Children Who Fail To Comply With The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law; To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Benefits To Be Discontinued When A Recipient Family Has A Child Not In Compliance With Compulsory School Attendance Requirements; To Amend Section 41-86-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Benefits Under The State Child Health Plan To Be Discontinued When A Recipient Family Has A Child Not In Compliance With Compulsory School Attendance Requirements; To Amend Section 43-1-29.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Assistance Under The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (snap) To Be Discontinued When A Recipient Family Has A Child Not In Compliance With Compulsory School Attendance Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

Compulsory school attendance; discontinue public assistance and benefits of families failing to comply with.

Rep. Bennett Malone [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-14	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0270.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0270IN.htm