HB410 • 2026

High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A CIVICS CURRICULUM TO BE TAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A HIGH SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS CURRICULUM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Education

Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify whether the State Board of Education mandates each district to use the civics curriculum, only that they must implement it.

High School Civics and Home Economics Curriculum

This bill requires the State Board of Education to develop a civics curriculum for public high schools and updates an existing law to require a home economics curriculum.

What This Bill Does

Requires the State Board of Education to develop a civics curriculum for all public high schools in Mississippi, which must be implemented by each school district starting from the 2027-2028 school year.
Updates an existing law to require the State Board of Education to create a home economics curriculum that includes parenting skills and family living skills for public high schools. Local school districts are required to implement this curriculum by the start of the 2026-2027 school year.

Who It Names or Affects

Public high schools in Mississippi
The State Board of Education

Terms To Know

State Board of Education: A group that makes decisions about education policies and curriculums for public schools in a state.
Curriculum: The courses, lessons, or subjects taught in a school or college.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass during the session and therefore has no legal effect.
It is unclear how much funding will be provided for schools to implement these new curriculums.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/12 (H) Referred To Education

Official Summary Text

High school curriculum; require SBE to develop for instruction in civics and home economics.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 410 *HR31/R1360* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR31/R1360
PAGE 1 (DJ\JAB)

To: Education
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Karriem

HOUSE BILL NO. 410

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A 1
CIVICS CURRICULUM TO BE TAUGHT IN THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; TO 2
AMEND SECTION 37-13-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE 3
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A HIGH SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS 4
CURRICULUM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. The State Board of Education shall develop a 7
civics curriculum to be incorporated into the existing curriculum 8
mandated for all public high schools. The civics curriculum must 9
be designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills that 10
are critical to the responsibilities of citizenship in the 11
constitutional democracy of the United States. The board shall 12
require each school district to implement the civics curriculum in 13
the 2027-2028 school year. 14
SECTION 2. Section 37-13-151, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 15
amended as follows: 16
37-13-151. * * * The State Board of Education shall develop 17
a home economics curriculum to be implemented in the public high 18
schools by all local school districts * * * in the 2026-2027 19
H. B. No. 410 *HR31/R1360* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR31/R1360
PAGE 2 (DJ\JAB)
ST: High school curriculum; require SBE to
develop for instruction in civics and home
economics.
school year. The home economics curriculum must include, at a 20
minimum, coursework in responsible parenting and family living 21
skills. The * * * curriculum also must provide instruction to 22
prepare students to understand children's physical, mental, 23
emotional and social growth and development as well as to assume 24
responsibility for their care and guidance, with emphasis on 25
nutrition, emotional health and physical health. * * * 26
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 27
and after July 1, 2026. 28