Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 2559 — Compulsory school attendance law; criminal penalties for parents who do not make their children available for registration.

Last action — Died In Committee

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes a misdemeanor for parents who do not make their children available for school registration within five days of the start of school and prescribes penalties.

  • Section 37-13-91

    ten (10) → five (5)

    This change reduces the timeframe from ten days to five days within which parents must make their children available for school registration after being notified of noncompliance.

  • Section 37-13-91

    Any parent, guardian or custodian found by the school attendance officer to be in noncompliance with this section shall comply, after written notice of the noncompliance by the school attendance officer, with this subsection within ten (10) days after the notice or be in violation of this section.

    The provision for compliance after notice is amended to specify a five-day requirement instead of ten.

  • Section 37-13-91

    of a compulsory-school-age child who refuses or willfully fails to make the child available for registration within five (5) days of the notice of noncompliance provided under subsection (3) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided in subsection (3).

    This clarifies that failure to comply with the registration requirement after five days is a misdemeanor.

Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Education

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2559?
SB 2559 is sponsored by Sollie B. Norwood (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2559?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 2559?
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