HB 707 - Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation - Mississippi Key Vote
Giles Ward voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- May 1, 2012
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 23, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 10, 2012
- House Bill Passed
- March 15, 2012
- Introduced
- Feb. 20, 2012
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Title: Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation
Signed by Governor Phil Bryant
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).
Title: Requires Schools to Have a Longer Summer Vacation