Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Compulsory school attendance; change enrollment date to August 1 and include certain 17-year-olds.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Education | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Lott
Code Sections: A 037-0013-0091, A 037-0015-0009, A 037-0035-0001, A 037-0035-0003, A 037-0035-0009
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE DATE THAT ESTABLISHES WHETHER OR NOT A CHILD IS COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO AUGUST 1 AND TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "COMPULSORY-SCHOOL-AGE CHILD" THOSE STUDENTS WHO TURN SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-35-1, 37-35-3 AND 37-35-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE GED PROGRAM FROM SIXTEEN TO SEVENTEEN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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