2012
Regular Session
Compulsory school attendance; increase age of and revise various provisions.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AGE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE TO EIGHTEEN AND TO INCLUDE UNDER THE DEFINITION OF "COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD" CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO TURN EIGHTEEN BUT HAVE NOT YET GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL; TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN STUDENTS AGED SEVENTEEN AND EIGHTEEN TO WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL, WITH THEIR PARENTS WRITTEN CONSENT, AFTER AN EXIT INTERVIEW IS HELD; TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO SUBMIT A DAILY REPORT OF ABSENCES TO THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER; TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR PARENTS OF COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN WHO FAIL TO REQUIRE THEIR CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 208
HB 208
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General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2012
Education
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03/06 (H) Died In Committee
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