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HB392 • 2026

School extracurricular activities; provide certain scheduling of.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SCHEDULING OF SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE STUDENT WELL-BEING AND SAFETY; TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC GUIDELINES; TO MANDATE REPORTING OF NONCOMPLIANCE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Education
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Lott
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide details on consequences for noncompliance.

Scheduling Rules for School Activities

This bill sets guidelines to schedule school extracurricular activities to ensure students attend all their classes and return home by a certain time on nights with school the next day.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires schools to make sure students go to all their regular classes before leaving for an activity.
  • Limits when students can leave after an activity, requiring them back at school by 10:30 p.m. on nights with school the next day.
  • Makes schools report any times they don't follow these rules to the state education department and lawmakers every three months.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts
  • Students participating in extracurricular activities

Terms To Know

Extracurricular Activities
Activities that happen outside of regular school hours, like sports or clubs.
Noncompliance
Not following the rules set by the bill.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and will not become law.
  • It does not specify what happens if a school district does not follow these guidelines.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/12 (H) Referred To Education

Official Summary Text

School extracurricular activities; provide certain scheduling of.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 392 *HR43/R417* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Education
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Lott

HOUSE BILL NO. 392

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SCHEDULING OF SCHOOL 1
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE STUDENT WELL-BEING AND 2
SAFETY; TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC GUIDELINES; TO MANDATE 3
REPORTING OF NONCOMPLIANCE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4
AND THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds that: 7
(a) Extracurricular activities play a vital role in the 8
holistic development of students; 9
(b) Balancing academics, extracurricular activities, 10
personal life, and rest is essential for student success and 11
well-being; and 12
(c) Bus drivers for extracurricular activities are 13
often school personnel whose extended workdays may pose safety 14
risks due to fatigue. The purpose of this act is to establish 15
guidelines for scheduling school extracurricular activities to 16
prioritize student well-being, ensure academic attendance, and 17
enhance transportation safety. 18
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SECTION 2. (1) (a) Each school district shall adopt a 19
policy requiring that routine district and nondistrict 20
extracurricular activities shall be scheduled in a manner which: 21
(i) Ensures students attend all regular classes of 22
academic instruction before traveling for the activity. 23
(ii) Requires students to be returned to their 24
school by 10:30 p.m. on school nights. For the purposes of this 25
section, "school night" is defined as the night preceding any day 26
of the week in which academic instruction occurs during the course 27
of a regular scholastic year, and shall include any required 28
make-up days imposed by the school district for all students in 29
enrollment. 30
(b) Each school district shall require all parties 31
responsible for scheduling of extracurricular activities, 32
including third-party schedulers with whom it has entered into 33
agreement for the delegation of its scheduling responsibilities, 34
to adhere to the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection. 35
(2) The requirement to adhere to the structured scheduling 36
of extracurricular activities under subsection (1) of this section 37
shall not apply to: 38
(a) Playoff and/or championship extracurricular 39
activities and statewide competitions in which the school is a 40
competing party; and 41
(b) Extracurricular activities that involve prearranged 42
overnight stays. 43
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certain scheduling of.
(3) Any occurrence of noncompliance with the guidelines in 44
subsection (1), except as otherwise exempted under subsection (2), 45
shall be documented with specific details of the noncompliance and 46
the reason for the noncompliance. 47
(4) (a) Each school district shall report all documented 48
occurrences of noncompliance to the State Department of Education 49
on a quarterly basis. 50
(b) The department shall compile and provide a summary 51
of these reports to the Education Committees of the Mississippi 52
House of Representatives and Senate on a quarterly basis. 53
(5) The department shall develop rules and regulations to 54
implement and enforce the provisions of this act. 55
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 56
and after July 1, 2026. 57