MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Education
By: Senator(s) Tollison
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 37-16-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A SPECIAL MISSISSIPPI OCCUPATIONAL DIPLOMA FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-16-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR A CAREER TRACK PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS NOT PURSUING A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 37-16-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides for a special Mississippi Occupational Diploma for students with disabilities, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Section 37-16-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, which provides for a career track program for students not pursuing a baccalaureate degree, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.