Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 635
Graduation requirements; require ACT to serve as high school exit exam in lieu of subject area tests.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF SUBJECT AREA TESTS AS A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION; TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM CUMULATIVE SCORE TO BE ATTAINED ON THE ACT ASSESSMENT TO QUALIFY A STUDENT FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-16-17, 37-3-49 AND 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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.