MS HB978 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Maintain Certain Standards In The Social Studies Curriculum Used In The Public Schools And To Prohibit History Courses From Being Revised For The Purpose Of Creating A Skewed Representation Of History Unfavorable To The United States; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Social studies and history curriculum; prohibit revisions to courses due to philosophical purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Ashley Henley [R] | Rep. Dana Criswell [R] | Rep. Dan Eubanks [R] | Rep. Jeff Hale [R] |
| Rep. Steve Hopkins [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-23 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Referred To Education |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0978.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0978IN.htm |
