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Record Number of Legislative Bills Tracked
During the 2013 session of the Mississippi Legislature, HSLDA tracked a record 59 bills that either directly or indirectly affected home educators. Most potentially harmful bills were defeated.

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Legislation Affecting Homeschoolers Defeated

 HSLDA Alerts & Information (MS)
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8/12/2013Mississippi--Certificate of Enrollment Reminder
3/27/2013Mississippi: Support Parental Rights Resolution
2/22/2013Mississippi: Calls Needed to Stop Common Core Standards Bill
2/21/2013Mississippi: Child Screening Bill Still a Threat to Homeschoolers
2/21/2013Mississippi: Calls Needed--Homeschool Curriculum Bill Passes House
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 State Legislation
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INACTIVE House Resolution 3: Designates May 13-17 as Home Education Week
1/30/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 38: Creates a Tax Credit for Students with a 3.0 GPA or Higher
3/1/2013

INACTIVE House Concurrent Resolution 90: Recognizes Parental Rights as Fundamental
4/8/2013

WATCH House Concurrent Resolution 96: Urges the U.S. Congress to Propose a Parental Rights Amendment
3/28/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 192: Creates “Vision 2020: An Educational Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty”
2/6/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 219: Establishes a Pre-College Readiness Assessment Program
2/6/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 270: Discontinues Public Assistance to Families Not in Compliance with the Compulsory Attendance Law
2/8/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 457: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/8/2013

WATCH House Bill 496: Establishes that Parental Rights are a Fundamental Right
2/15/2013

WATCH House Bill 637: Requires All Students to Take a Personal Finance Course
3/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 646: Creates a Tax Deduction for Homeschool Expenses
3/1/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 668: Creates the “Mississippi Enhanced Early Childhood Education Pilot Program”
2/6/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 731: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/6/2013

WATCH House Bill 762: Implements a Pilot Program in Alcorn County for Prekindergarten-Age Children
2/6/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 779: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
3/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 781: Implements a Mandatory Prekindergarten Program on a Phased-In Basis
3/15/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 890: Deletes Option for Parents to Withdraw Their 5-Year-Old Children from Kindergarten
4/4/2013

WATCH House Bill 896: Creates a Speech-Language Therapy Program
4/15/2013

WATCH House Bill 1082: Permits Homeschooled Students to Participate in Public School Extracurricular Activities
2/6/2013

WATCH House Bill 1259: Revises the Definition of Felonious Child Abuse
3/25/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1320: Places Mississippi in Compliance with Federal CAPTA Law
3/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1456: Creates the Mississippi Foundation for Early Childhood Development
2/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1466: Removes the Right of a Parent To Disenroll a 5-Year-Old Child From a Public School Kindergarten Program
2/7/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1473: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/7/2013

WATCH House Bill 1530: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
4/15/2013

INACTIVE House Bill 1571: Creates the Mississippi UPSTART Program
2/7/2013

WATCH Senate Bill 240: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Public School Athletics
2/7/2013

INACTIVE Senate Concurrent Resolution 530: Requests Congress to Pass the Parental Rights Amendment
4/8/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2056: Requires Recommendations To Be Made Regarding the Implementation of Common Core Standards
3/7/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2088: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/8/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2089: Creates a "Motivating Parents and Children" Pilot Program
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2090: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 19
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2092: Requires Funding of the Early Learning Collaborative Act
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2093: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2119: Requires Some School Districts to Implement Kindergarten Programs
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2122: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 19
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2129: Allows Nonpublic School Students to Participate in Extracurricular Activities in Public Schools
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2143: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2200: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2229: Creates Prekindergarten Programs in Some School Districts
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2257: Authorizes the Youth Court to Remove At-Risk Children from Potentially Harmful Environments
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2273: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age by 8 Months
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2317: Allows Graduates of an "Accredited Home Education Program" to Receive a Grant
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2346: Creates a Tax Deduction for Each Child Being Homeschooled
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2361: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

WATCH Senate Bill 2395: Makes Prekindergarten Mandatory on a Phased-In Basis
4/4/2013

WATCH Senate Bill 2397: Lowers the Compulsory School Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2014

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2401: Creates the Mississippi UPSTART Program
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2402: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Public School Extracurricular Activities
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2416: Creates a Tax Deduction for Each Dependent Child Being Homeschooled
2/28/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2623: Revises the Definition of Felonious Child Abuse
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2650: Establishes that Parental Rights are a Fundamental Right
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2713: Requires All Students to Take a Course in Personal Finance
2/6/2013

INACTIVE Senate Bill 2729: Prohibits the Application of Foreign Law in Violation of the Rights Guaranteed Citizens Under the U.S. or Mississippi Constitutions
2/6/2013

OPEN The Mississippi Legislature is in Session
1/8/2013

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Department of Veterans’ Affairs v. C Family
Benefits withheld because of homeschooling

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