Mississippi House Bill 925

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Each District School Board And Charter School Governing Board To Adopt An Internet Safety Policy For Student Access To The Internet Provided By The School District; To Prescribe The Requirements For The Policy; To Require Each School District And Charter School Governing Board To Prohibit And Prevent Student Access To Social Media Through Internet Access Provided By The School District; To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Platforms On District-owned Devices And Through Internet Access Provided By The School District Or Charter School; To Authorize Teachers And Other Instructional Personnel To Designate An Area For Wireless Communications During Instructional Time To Be Used Solely For Educational Purposes; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules For The Administration Of Such Policies; To Require Public Schools And Charter Schools To Provide Instruction On The Social, Emotional And Physical Effects Of Social Media And To Provide Requirements For Such Instruction; To Require The State Department Of Education And Governing Boards Of Charter Schools To Make Certain Instructional Material Is Available Online And To Notify Parents Of Its Availability; To Amend Section 37-11-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That School Districts' Codes Of Student Conduct Prohibit Student Use Of Wireless Communications Devices During Instructional Time; To Require The Codes Of Student Conduct To Include Notice That Use Of A Wireless Communications Device Includes The Possibility Of The Imposition Of Disciplinary Action By The School Or Criminal Penalties; To Authorize Teachers And Other Instructional Personnel To Designate An Area For Wireless Communications During Instructional Time; To Amend Section 37-28-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Wireless devices; restrict use of by students during instructional time and prohibit social media access.

Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-02	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	11	55	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	28	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0925.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925IN.htm