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MS SB2878

Bill

Status

Failed

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Blackmon

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts rated Level 3 or below on the Mississippi Report Card to implement mandatory school uniforms and gender-separated classes beginning in the 2017-2018 school year.

  • Mandates hiring of school resource officers and school counselors in failing districts.

  • Requires home economics and social usage classes for middle school students, and business and finance classes including entrepreneurship competitions for all grade levels.

  • Establishes mandatory daily homework assignments from kindergarten through Grade 12, including minimum five vocabulary words per class per week with spelling, definitions, and sentence usage requirements.

  • Authorizes distance learning for mathematics, science, home economics, and business classes if districts lack competent teachers, and requires mandatory spelling bees, mathematics bees, and science bees in every class.

Legislative Description

"Mississippi Save Our Children Act"; create.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Education1/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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