Key Votes
HB 707 - Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation - Key Vote
Mississippi Key Votes
Stages
- May 1, 2012 Executive Signed
- April 23, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 10, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- March 15, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 20, 2012 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 1, 2012
Title: Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation
Signed by Governor Phil Bryant
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (97-20) - April 23, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (29-21) - April 10, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires schools to have a longer summer vacation.
Highlights:
- Requires public schools to begin the new academic year on or after the third Monday of August, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year (Sec. 1).
- Exempts the Mississippi School for the Blind and the Mississippi School for the Deaf from the provisions of this bill (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (95-17) - March 15, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 20, 2012
Title: Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- C. Scott Bounds (MS - R)
- Reecy L. Dickson (MS - D)
- Oscar Kenney 'Kenny' Moore (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
