Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 631
Middle School Grades Reform Act; create to implement a rigorous reading requirement for low-performing students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES REFORM ACT"; TO PROVIDE THE LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR ITS ENACTMENT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES' READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THOSE PROGRAMS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO INCORPORATE A RIGOROUS READING REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE PROGRAMS AS THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THEIR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN; TO PRESCRIBE THE COMPONENTS THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE RIGOROUS READING REQUIREMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY MIDDLE SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON METHODS OF IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT TO MAKE A LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON THE FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY BY DECEMBER 1, 2011; TO REQUIRE PRINCIPALS OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO DESIGNATE A CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBER TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A PERSONALIZED MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS PLAN FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS; TO ESTABLISH WHAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE SUCCESS PLAN; TO REQUIRE THAT THE SUCCESS PLAN BE INCORPORATED INTO CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PLANS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL OR STATE LAW; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN SCHOOL ENTITIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGOROUS READING REQUIREMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALIZED MIDDLE SCHOOL SUCCESS PLANS; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE OR AFFECT THE READING SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-3-97, 37-9-213, 37-18-5 AND 37-23-195, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 1, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1 · stopped19 days
EducationJan 13 to Feb 1 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.