2020
Regular Session
Sex education; require SDE and Department of Health to develop list of approved curricula to be used in schools and revise every five years.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO SEX EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP A LIST OF APPROVED CURRICULA EVERY FIVE YEARS WHICH IS EVIDENCE-BASED, MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND APPROPRIATE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEGINNING JULY 1, 2020, WHICH MAY BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ADOPTING POLICIES ON ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND ABSTINENCE-PLUS EDUCATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-173, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH OPT OUT AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE THEIR CHILD FROM ANY INSTRUCTION OR PRESENTATION ON ANY SEX-RELATED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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1537
House Bill 1537
HB 1537
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2020
Education
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Appropriations
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Anderson (110th)
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02/17 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
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03/03 (H) Died In Committee
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