Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Birthday cutoff date for 5- and 6-year-old enrollment in public kindergarten or first grade; move to January 1.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/07 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/01 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Harden
Code Sections: A 037-0015-0009, A 037-0013-0091
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CHILDREN WHO HAVE REACHED THEIR 5TH OR 6TH BIRTHDAY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN PUBLIC KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM SAID ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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