Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: GED certificate; prohibit public agencies from treating differently than high school diploma.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/12/00 | (H) | Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 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 Committees:
Principal Author: Holland
Code Sections: A 037-0021-0007, A 047-0007-0005
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 37-35-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GED) DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE IS RECOGNIZED AND ACCEPTED BY THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AS THE EQUIVALENCY OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM DENYING PERSONS HOLDING A GED CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA THOSE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES CONFERRED UPON PERSONS HOLDING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-21-7 AND 47-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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