Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2212

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Title

Description: Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment in public kindergarten or first grade; move to January 1.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/07 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
2 02/01 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Harden

Code Sections: A 037-0015-0009, A 037-0013-0091

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CHILDREN WHO HAVE REACHED THEIR 5TH OR 6TH BIRTHDAY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM SAID ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:21.

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