MS HB417 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
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]
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]
Summary
An Act To Create "lexi's Law"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Prescribe The Minimum Contents Of Courses Of Study For All Public Elementary And Secondary Schools In The State; To Require That Cursive Handwriting Be Taught At The Elementary Level Of Instruction; To Require Each School Board To Annually Certify To The State Board Of Education That The Applicable Schools In The School District Are Meeting The Cursive Writing Requirements; And For Related Purposes.
Title
"Lexi's Law"; enact to require cursive handwriting to be included and taught in the elementary curriculum.
Sponsors
| Rep. Tom Miles [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2017-01-05 | House | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0417.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0417IN.htm |
