Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session
An Act To Authorize Local School Boards To Permit The Released-time Religious Instruction Of Pupils; To Require School Boards To Allow Those Students Desiring Released-time Religious Instruction To Participate In The Instruction Off-site For At Least One Hour, One Day Each Week; To Prohibit The School District From Providing Or Facilitating Released-time Religious Instruction On School Premises; To Permit Local School Boards To Make Arrangements With The Persons In Charge Of The Released-time Religious Instruction As The Board Deems Necessary And Advisable; To Provide That Students Shall Not Be Penalized Or Considered Absent From The School For Purposes Of Attending Released-time Religious Instruction; To Provide That Students Who Do Not Participate In Released-time Religious Instruction Shall Continue In The Regular Course Of Daily Instruction; To Provide That Released-time Religious Instruction Shall Be Given Without Expense To Any Local School Board; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
Died In Committee (2026-02-03)