MS HB1399

Establishes a four-year public schools' guidance counselors pilot program beginning in the 2013-2014 school year in three school districts with high rates of teenage pregnancy or school violence

Requires the State Department of Education, State Department of Health, and Mississippi Department of Human Services to jointly select participating districts and evaluate program effectiveness annually

Mandates at least one guidance counselor in each school within participating districts to provide comprehensive services including personal/social counseling, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and career counseling

Prohibits school guidance counselors from counseling students that abortion can be used to prevent the birth of a baby

Requires a report to legislative education, public health, and human services committees before January 1, 2017, with comparative data on pregnancies and school violence, plus recommendations on whether to expand the program statewide