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This bill amends existing Mississippi law to include domestic violence and dating violence prevention education within the comprehensive health education curriculum for public schools. Specifically, it mandates that the State Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Department of Health and the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, will provide training and resources to educators to effectively teach this subject. The bill also defines dating violence education to include understanding its definition, recognizing warning signs, and identifying characteristics of healthy relationships, with an emphasis on prevention strategies and respectful communication, and requires students to receive a copy of the school's dating violence policy. Furthermore, it clarifies definitions for terms like "at school," "dating partner," and "dating violence" to ensure a clear understanding of the scope of this new educational requirement.

Education

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1464.xml