Mississippi House Bill 628 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Instruction On Abortion Or The Process Of How It Is Performed As An Established Component Of Either Sex-related Education Curriculum Adopted By Local School Districts; To Prohibit The Use Of Any Material, Whether Written, Electronic Or Audio Visual In Any Instruction By A Licensed Employee Of The School District Or Any Other Individual Or Entity With Whom The District Has Entered Into A Contract Or Memorandum Of Agreement; To Require That Any Discussion Of Abortion Must Be Presented From The Medical Perspective Of The Potential Long-term And Short-term Hazards Presented To Patients As The Result Of Having The Procedure Performed; And For Related Purposes.

Sex-related education; revise to clarify the instructional approach to the topic of abortion in the adopted curriculum.

Rep. Nick Bain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0628.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0628IN.htm