Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 452
Accreditation of schools; revise manner by which certain schools are assigned a grade designation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, BEGINNING WITH THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR, TO USE A CERTAIN FORMULA FOR THE HIRING OF CERTIFIED SCHOOL LIBRARIANS RATHER THAN MANDATING THE FORMULA BE USED; TO REVISE THE MANNER BY WHICH SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT ADMINISTER STATEWIDE STANDARD ASSESSMENTS ARE ASSIGNED A GRADE DESIGNATION IN THE PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES BASED ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY RATING SYSTEM; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN SCHOOLS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF BEING ASSIGNED A GRADE DESIGNATION; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PUBLIC NOTICE ISSUED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS PLACED ON PROBATION FOR FAILURE TO MEET ACCREDITATION STANDARDS BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PERMIT THE PUBLIC NOTICE OF SUCH PROBATIONARY PERIOD TO BE IN ELECTRONIC OR PRINT FORMAT; 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 20 to March 4, 2014, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 Jan 20 – Feb 13
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 12Read the third time in the House
- Feb 13Amendment failed in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 4
- Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Rushing, Moore and Clarke)
- Motion in the House to reconsider withdrawn
- Feb 14Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Motion to Reconsider Entered (Rushing, Moore, Clarke)House of Representatives
- Feb 13Motion to Reconsider W/DrawnHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate