AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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 SPEND 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; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-13-91