l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 679

"Truth in Grading Act"; create to require school districts to adopt a uniform grading policy.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "TRUTH IN GRADING ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE SCHOOL BOARD OF EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADOPT A UNIFORM GRADING POLICY BEFORE EACH SCHOOL YEAR; TO PRESCRIBE THE CRITERIA FOR THE GRADING POLICY ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD; TO REQUIRE THE SCHOOL BOARD TO REQUIRE THE UNIFORM GRADING POLICY TO APPLY TO BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT AND 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; 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

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.

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.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published