MS HB465 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt A Policy Requiring School Districts To Allow A Student Who Completes The Requirements For Graduation To Be Awarded A Standard Diploma Regardless Of The Student's Age; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude From The Definition Of "compulsory-school-age Child" Those Students Who Graduate From High School Before Attaining 17 Years Of Age; And For Related Purposes.
Title
High school diploma; require school districts to award upon completion of graduation requirements regardless of student's age.
Sponsors
| Rep. Cecil Brown [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-04 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2014-01-20 | House | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0465.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0465IN.htm |
