Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Child care facilities; Health Department cannot adopt regulations affecting issues of religious faith.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/21/00 | (H) | Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 03/07/00 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2000 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Smith (35th)
Code Sections: A 043-0020-0008, A 043-0020-0015
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-20-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES SHALL BE ALLOWED TO EXERCISE OR PRACTICE THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY, INCLUDING DETERMINING THE CONTENT OF ANY CURRICULUM TAUGHT OR USED AT THE FACILITY; TO PROHIBIT THE CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING AGENCY FROM ADOPTING ANY RULE, REGULATION OR POLICY THAT WOULD LIMIT, RESTRICT, DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OR OTHERWISE AFFECT ANY CHILD CARE FACILITY OR EMPLOYEE OF A CHILD CARE FACILITY ON ISSUES OF THE EXERCISE OR PRACTICE OF RELIGIOUS FAITH IN THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 43-20-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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