HB1144

Mississippi HB1144 would allow local school boards to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day.

Mississippi HB1144, known as the "Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2026," would authorize local school boards to permit released-time moral instruction for pupils. This instruction would be provided off-site and without expense to the school board beyond the cost of the original survey. Students who do not participate in the released-time moral instruction would continue in the regular course of daily instruction. The bill emphasizes that it does not grant any authority to the state or its agencies to control, manage, or supervise any private or parochial school.