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 677
"Truth in Grading Act"; create to require the State Board of Education to adopt a uniform grading policy for the state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "TRUTH IN GRADING ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT A UNIFORM GRADING SYSTEM; TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE UNIFORM GRADING SYSTEM; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO ADOPT APPROPRIATE EQUIVALENTS FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND COLLEGE COURSES, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA COURSES AND HONORS COURSES; TO ALLOW WEIGHTED CREDIT FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSES, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS BEING MET; TO PERMIT THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ADOPT A POLICY ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES FOR WEIGHTED CREDIT EQUAL TO THE NUMERIC GRADE AWARDED IN CERTAIN ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES; TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MEET CERTAIN STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF COURSES TO BE DESIGNATED AS DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL APPROVE COURSES FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING A NUMERIC GRADE VALUE BASED ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD THE OPTION OF REQUIRING A UNIFORM GRADING POLICY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE THOSE SCHOOL BOARDS EXERCISING THE OPTION TO ADOPT APPROPRIATE EQUIVALENTS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AGE AND GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM OF THE STUDENTS TO WHOM THE GRADING POLICY APPLIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE A FELONY FOR FAILING TO ADOPT A UNIFORM GRADING POLICY FOR THE STATE; 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
February 20 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 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
EducationFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.