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MS HB165

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

Bryant Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all Grade 9 students in Mississippi public schools to complete a comprehensive course in Mississippi History
  • Course must cover state history from the age of discovery and colonization to the present
  • Emphasizes significant political, social, economic, and cultural issues from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
  • Focuses on how these historical issues impacted the state's diverse ethnic and racial populations
  • Takes effect July 1, 2016

Legislative Description

School curriculum; require comprehensive Mississippi History course for public school students in Grade 9.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Education2/8/2016

Full Bill Text

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