Mississippi Senate Bill 2101: Released time courses; authorize for public school students to attend off campus religious or moral instruction for credit.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

An Act To Direct Each Local School Board To Adopt A Policy Excusing A Student From School To Attend A Released Time Course For No More Than Three Class Periods Per Week Or A Maximum Of 125 Class Periods Per School Year Under Certain Conditions; To Provide That The Student Shall Receive Elective Credit For Time Spent Attending Released Time Courses; To Provide Religiously Neutral Criteria For A School Board To Follow In Determining Whether Credit May Be Awarded For A Particular Released Time Course; To Exempt Charter Schools And Virtual Schools; To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Latest action

Died In Committee (2026-02-03)

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