MS HB865 | 2021 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 865 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Absences Resulting From Students Disability As Defined By State Statute, Under Idea And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Shall Be Deemed Excused; To Exempt The Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Children With Disabilities From Prosecution For Absences Related To The Child's Disability; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Governing The Implementation Of Procedures To Promote Interventions To Assist Students Vulnerable To Chronic Absenteeism And Schools And Districts With High Rates Of Chronic Absenteeism; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Student absenteeism; excuse those related to a student's disability.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Education

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	13	91	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0865.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0865IN.htm