2026 Regular Session School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school. AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-13-56, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING IN THE 2027-2028 SCHOOL YEAR, EVERY PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL TEACH CIVICS COURSES STARTING IN THE 8TH GRADE AND BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF 12TH GRADE; TO PROVIDE THE AIM AND CONTENT OF SUCH COURSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PRESCRIBE THE COURSE OF STUDY AND SHALL UPDATE COURSE STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT CIVICS SCHOLARSHIP; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 03/09/2026 at 09:01 S B 2292 Senate Bill 2292 SB 2292 S Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2026 Education T ../../House_cmtes/ED.xml Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency F ../../House_cmtes/AC.xml Education F ../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xml Wiggins ../../Senate_authors/Wiggins.xml Rhodes ../../Senate_authors/Rhodes.xml Blackwell ../../Senate_authors/Blackwell.xml Butler ../../Senate_authors/Butler.xml England ../../Senate_authors/England.xml McLendon ../../Senate_authors/McLendon.xml Seymour ../../Senate_authors/Seymour.xml Simmons (13th) ../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml Tate ../../Senate_authors/Tate.xml Taylor ../../Senate_authors/Taylor.xml Williams ../../Senate_authors/Williams.xml 1 01/19 (S) Referred To Education 2 01/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass 3 02/05 (S) Amended 4 02/05 (S) Passed As Amended ../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0310016.pdf 5 02/05 (S) Immediate Release 6 02/06 (S) Transmitted To House 7 02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency 8 03/03 (H) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2292PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2292PS.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2292IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2292IN.htm ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2292PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2292PS.htm Amendment No 1 Adopted ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2292_S_Amend_01.pdf ../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/SB2292_S_Amend_01.htm Voice Vote N ../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2292.pdf