Compare MS HB 1516 (2025) and MS HB 509 (2023)
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- MS HB 1516 (2025) · Mississippi · 2025 · Failed
- MS HB 509 (2023) · Mississippi · 2023 · Failed
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| MS HB 1516 (2025) | MS HB 509 (2023) |
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| MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Judiciary A By: Representative | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2023 Regular Session To: Judiciary A By: Representative |
| 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 ACTION OR DECISION OF A PARENT THAT WOULD END LIFE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED B… | 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 ACTION OR DECISION OF A PARENT THAT WOULD END LIFE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED B… |
| TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SHALL SERVE AS A DEFENSE TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT IS RAISED AS A RESULT OF A VIOLATION THEREOF; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RULES OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL PROVIDE BROAD PROTECTION OF A PARENT'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AS INALIENABLE UNLESS THOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN LEGALLY WAIVED OR LEGALLY TERMINATED; TO | TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SHALL SERVE AS A DEFENSE TO ANY CAUSE OF ACTION THAT IS RAISED AS A RESULT OF A VIOLATION THEREOF; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RULES OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL PROVIDE BROAD PROTECTION OF A PARENT'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AS INALIENABLE UNLESS THOSE RIGHTS HAVE BEEN LEGALLY WAIVED OR LEGALLY TERMINATED; TO |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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" includes all textbooks, reading materials, handouts, videos, presentations, digital materials, websites, online applications, digital applications for a phone, laptop or tablet, questionnaires, surveys, or other written or electronic materials that have been or will be assigned, distributed or otherwise presented… | 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" includes all textbooks, reading materials, handouts, videos, presentations, digital materials, websites, online applications, digital applications for a phone, laptop or tablet, questionnaires, surveys, or other written or electronic materials that have been or will be assigned, distributed or otherwise presented… |
| 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 | 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 |
| a written description of all topics and subjects taught in a class or course, and shall include a list of all curriculum used in the class or course, the identity of all individuals providing in-person or live remote instruction in the class or course, and a description of any assemblies, guest lectures, field trips or other educational activities that are part of the class or course | a written description of all topics and subjects taught in a class or course, and shall include a list of all curriculum used in the class or course, the identity of all individuals providing in-person or live remote instruction in the class or course, and a description of any assemblies, guest lectures, field trips or other educational activities that are part of the class or course |
| of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of | of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of |
| to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of | to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of |
| of parents to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their child | 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 | 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 |
| SECTION 8. Section 37-3-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 37-3-49. (1) The | SECTION 12. Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows: 37-7-301. The |
| 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, control and care for same, both during the s… | 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, control and care for same, both during the s… |
| 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… |