MS HB69

State Board of Education must develop a home economics curriculum and course of study by the 2019-2020 school year for grades 7-12, including instruction in cooking, child development, home management, sewing, budgeting, and health/hygiene.

All local school districts must provide home economics programs in grades 7-12 by September 1, 2019, with programs aligned to the state curriculum developed by the State Board of Education.

State funding for home economics programs shall be included in the adequate education program and vocational education appropriation bills beginning with the 2019-2020 fiscal year with a line item for at least one instructor per school district.

Removes requirement that home economics programs be subject to State Board of Education approval and instead requires alignment with the state-developed curriculum and course of study.

Act takes effect July 1, 2019.