Compare MS HB 1480 (2023) and MS HB 1516 (2025)
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- MS HB 1480 (2023) · Mississippi · 2023 · Failed
- MS HB 1516 (2025) · Mississippi · 2025 · Failed
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| MS HB 1480 (2023) | MS HB 1516 (2025) |
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| House Bill 1480 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT OF 2023"; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY USED HEREIN; TO ESTABLISH THAT A PARENT'S LIBERTY TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF HIS OR HER CHILD IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF FROM SUBSTANTIALLY BURDENING A PARENT'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT WITHOUT DEMONSTRATING THAT THE BURDEN IS REQUIRED BY A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED TO A PARENT OF A CHILD WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION BY OR INTERFERENCE FROM THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF; TO PROVIDE THAT ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD BY A PARENT… | House Bill 1516 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT"; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY USED HEREIN; TO ESTABLISH THAT A PARENT'S LIBERTY TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF HIS OR HER CHILD IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF FROM SUBSTANTIALLY BURDENING A PARENT'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT WITHOUT DEMONSTRATING THAT THE BURDEN IS REQUIRED BY A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED TO A PARENT OF A CHILD WITHOUT OBSTRUCTION BY OR INTERFERENCE FROM THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF; TO PROVIDE THAT ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD BY A PARENT OR THE… |
| TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-7-301, 37-13-171 AND 43-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Parents' Bill of Rights Act of 2023." SECTION 2. As used in this act, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this section unless context of usage requires otherwise: (a) "Child" means an individual under the age of eighteen (18). The term does not include any child who has been adjudicated as a legally emancipated minor in accordance with state law by a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) "Curriculum" inclu… | TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-3-49, 37-13-173, 37-15-3, 37-7-301, 37-13-171 AND 43-21-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Parents' Bill of Rights Act." SECTION 2. As used in this act, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this section unless context of usage requires otherwise: (a) "Child" means an individual under the age of eighteen (18). The term does not include any child who has been adjudicated as a legally emancipated minor in accordance with state law by a court of competent jurisdiction. (… |
| Sex" means biological sex based on chromosomal structure and anatomy at birth. (h) "Substantial burden" means any action that directly or indirectly constrains, inhibits, curtails, or denies the right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of that parent's child, or compels any action contrary to the right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of that parent's child. The term includes, but is not limited to, withholding benefits, assessing criminal, civil or administrative penalties or damages, or exclusion from governmental assistance programs. (i) "Syllabus" means a written description of all topics and subje… | Sex" means biological sex based on chromosomal structure and anatomy at birth. (f) "Substantial burden" means any action that directly or indirectly constrains, inhibits, curtails, or denies the right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of that parent's child, or compels any action contrary to the right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of that parent's child. The term includes, but is not limited to, withholding benefits, assessing criminal, civil or administrative penalties or damages, or exclusion from governmental assistance programs. (g) "Syllabus" means a written description of all topics and subje… |
| of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their child | of the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their child |
| the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their child | the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their child |
| Nothing in this act shall be construed to | nothing in this act shall be construed to |
| in this act shall be construed to grant that child's parent an affirmative right of access to that procedure or service on that child's behalf. (5) Any provision of this act held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event such provision shall be deemed severable, and shall not affect the remainder hereof or the application of such provision to other, dissimilar circumstances. SECTION 8. Section 37-3-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-3-49. (1) The State Department… | in this act shall be construed to grant that child's parent an affirmative right of access to that procedure or service on that child's behalf. (5) Any provision of this act held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event such provision shall be deemed severable, and shall not affect the remainder hereof or the application of such provision to other, dissimilar circumstances. SECTION 8. Section 37-3-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 37-3-49. (1) The State Dep… |
| The State Board of Education and the board of trustees of each school district shall adopt policies to limit and reduce the number and length of written reports that classroom teachers are required to prepare. ( * * *45) This section shall not be construed to limit teachers from using their own professional skills to help students master instructional objectives, nor shall it be construed as a call for more detailed or complex lesson plans or any increase in testing at the local school district level. ( * * *56) Districts meeting the highest levels of accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, shall be exempted from the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.… | The State Board of Education and the board of trustees of each school district shall adopt policies to limit and reduce the number and length of written reports that classroom teachers are required to prepare. (4) This section shall not be construed to limit teachers from using their own professional skills to help students master instructional objectives, nor shall it be construed as a call for more detailed or complex lesson plans or any increase in testing at the local school district level. (5) Districts meeting the highest levels of accreditation standards, as defined by the State Board of Education, shall be exempted from the provisions of subsection (2) of this section. SECTION 9. Se… |
| SECTION 11. Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 37-7-301. The school boards of all school districts shall have the following powers, authority and duties in addition to all others imposed or granted by law, to wit: (a) To organize and operate the schools of the district and to make such division between the high school grades and elementary grades as, in their judgment, will serve the best interests of the school; (b) To introduce public school music, art, manual training and other special subjects into either the elementary or high school grades, as the board shall deem proper; (c) To be the custodians of real and personal school property and to manag… | SECTION 9. Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 37-7-301. The school boards of all school districts shall have the following powers, authority and duties in addition to all others imposed or granted by law, to wit: (a) To organize and operate the schools of the district and to make such division between the high school grades and elementary grades as, in their judgment, will serve the best interests of the school; (b) To introduce public school music, art, manual training and other special subjects into either the elementary or high school grades, as the board shall deem proper; (c) To be the custodians of real and personal school property and to manage… |
| The school board of the school district desiring to lease a school building shall declare by resolution that a need exists for a school building and that the school district cannot provide the necessary funds to pay the cost or its proportionate share of the cost of a school building required to meet the present needs. The resolution so adopted by the school board shall be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in the school district involved, with the first publication thereof to be made not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which the school board is to act on the question of leasing a school building. If no peti… | The school board of the school district desiring to lease a school building shall declare by resolution that a need exists for a school building and that the school district cannot provide the necessary funds to pay the cost or its proportionate share of the cost of a school building required to meet the present needs. The resolution so adopted by the school board shall be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in the school district involved, with the first publication thereof to be made not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which the school board is to act on the question of leasing a school building. If no peti… |