Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 337
End-of-course subject area tests; prohibit mandatory passing scores as requirement for graduation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM REQUIRING STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON END-OF-COURSE TESTS ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM AS A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM USING THE END-OF-COURSE TESTS TO DETERMINE IF STUDENTS HAVE MASTERED MINIMUM ACADEMIC SKILLS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-15-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-3-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR ALL COURSES IN THE END-OF-COURSE TESTING PROGRAM, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-16-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OFFER A CAREER TRACK PROGRAM, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GED) OPTION PROGRAM, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 13 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
EducationFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 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.