Mississippi House Bill 270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create "the Bullying Deterrent Act"; To Amend Section 37-11-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Definition Of Bullying To Include Acts That Cause Others To Harm Themselves; To Provide That Failure Of A School Employee To Report Bullying May Result In The Termination Of Such Employee; To Amend Section 37-11-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School, School District And Any Person Who Fails To Report Bullying As Required By Law May Be Held Civilly Liable For Any Damages Relating From Such Failure; To Amend Sections 37-3-101 And 37-3-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Bullying In Suicide Prevention Education; To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Bullying In The Criminal Provision For Simple Assault; And For Related Purposes.

The Bullying Deterrent Act; create.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-14	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0270.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0270IN.htm