Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.
Health education curriculum; require school districts to incorporate instruction on domestic violence and dating violence prevention as component of.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-134, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INCORPORATE AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION ON THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AS A COMPONENT OF ITS HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM; TO PRESCRIBE THE CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED AS COMPONENTS OF THE INSTRUCTION THAT ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR PROVIDE TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER INSTRUCTION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (H) Died In Committee |