Bill Text: MS SB2056 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public schools; require a brief period of quiet reflection at the opening of school every day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee [SB2056 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2023-SB2056-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2023 Regular Session
To: Education
By: Senator(s) Frazier
Senate Bill 2056
AN ACT TO ENACT THE KATHRYN OREY PERRY PERIOD OF QUIET REFLECTION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM, THE LOCAL SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD SHALL REQUIRE A BRIEF PERIOD OF QUIET REFLECTION FOR NOT MORE THAN SIXTY SECONDS AT THE OPENING OF EVERY SCHOOL DAY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kathryn Orey Perry Period of Quiet Reflection Act."
SECTION 2. Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
37-13-8. (1) In each
public school classroom, the local school governing board * * * shall require a brief period of quiet reflection
for not more than sixty (60) seconds at the opening of school upon every school
day.
(2) The moment of quiet
reflection * * * required by subsection (1) of
this section is not intended to be and shall not be conducted as a religious
service or exercise but is considered an opportunity for a moment of silent
reflection.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.
