MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Education By: Representative Boyd (19th) House Bill 761 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM DENYING OR RESTRICTING STUDENTS WHO ATTEND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM PARTICIPATING IN COURSES AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL; TO PRESCRIBE CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) A school district may not prohibit or restrict the ability of a student attending a nonpublic school, as defined in Section 37-13-91(2)(i), from participating in any public school courses, receiving any services offered by a public school or participating in extracurricular activities at a public school. (2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3) of this section, a student attending a nonpublic school who participates in extracurricular activities at a public school is subject to: (a) The same standards for participation as those required of full-time students enrolled in the school; and (b) The same rules of any interscholastic organization of which the school of participation is a member. (3) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a nonpublic school must be attested by the administrator of the nonpublic school. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2025 Regular Session
To: Education
By: Representative Boyd (19th)
# House Bill 761
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM DENYING OR RESTRICTING STUDENTS WHO ATTEND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM PARTICIPATING IN COURSES AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL; TO PRESCRIBE CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) A school district may not prohibit or restrict the ability of a student attending a nonpublic school, as defined in Section 37-13-91(2)(i), from participating in any public school courses, receiving any services offered by a public school or participating in extracurricular activities at a public school.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3) of this section, a student attending a nonpublic school who participates in extracurricular activities at a public school is subject to:
(a) The same standards for participation as those required of full-time students enrolled in the school; and
(b) The same rules of any interscholastic organization of which the school of participation is a member.
(3) The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a nonpublic school must be attested by the administrator of the nonpublic school.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.