Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 832

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Description: Truancy; authorize courts to order parents to attend school with their child as punishment.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/11 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Judiciary A
2		01/31 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2006
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committees:

• Juvenile Justice
• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Carlton

Code Section: A 097-0005-0039

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COURTS MAY ORDER A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO ATTEND SCHOOL WITH THEIR CHILD AS PUNISHMENT FOR TRUANCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/15/06 at 10:40.

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