2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1355: Character education; require State Board of Education to develop and implement curriculum for public schools.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Establish The "success Sequence And Character Education Act Of 2025"; To Require Instruction On The Value Of Completing High School, Working Fulltime, And Marrying Before Having Children; To Mandate Character Education Based On Respect, Responsibility, Family Care, Kindness, Patriotism, Marriage And Other Traditional Values; To Require The State Department Of Education To Develop And Implement A K-12 Curriculum For Success Sequence And Character Education; To Require School Districts To Adopt Or Develop Compliant Curricula; To Authorize The Use Of After-school Programs For Supplementary Instruction In Success Sequence And Character Traits; To Prohibit Proselytizing Or Political Indoctrination In Core Curriculum; To Allow Acceptance Of Federal And Private Funds For Program Implementation; To Require Reporting On Program Impact; And For Related Purposes.

Demographic Impact

Overall analysis of equity impact

60% Bias
High ConfidenceView detailed demographic breakdown ↓

Unlock Full Demographic Insights

Go beyond the overall score.

Gain a deeper understanding of this bill's potential impact across diverse communities, including detailed breakdowns by category and subgroup. Access to this granular analysis helps ensure equitable outcomes.

Enable full analysis features for your organization.

Contact Sales to Learn More

Or email us directly at sales@legiequity.us.

Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Education
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202513.2 KB