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MS SB2341

Bill

Status

Failed

1/30/2018

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Blackmon

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts receiving a Level 3 or below rating on the Mississippi Report Card to implement mandatory school uniforms and gender-separated classrooms beginning in the 2018-2019 school year
  • Mandates failing districts hire school resource officers and school counselors, and offer home economics and social usage classes in middle schools
  • Requires daily homework assignments in all grades K-12, including a minimum of five vocabulary words per class per week with spelling, definitions, and sentence usage
  • Mandates implementation of business and finance classes with entrepreneurship competitions, plus spelling bees, mathematics bees, and science bees in every class
  • Allows districts to use distance learning for mathematics, science, home economics, and business courses if competent teachers are unavailable

Legislative Description

"Mississippi Save Our Children Act"; create.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/30/2018

Committee Referrals

Education1/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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