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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 530

"Truth in Grading Act"; establish to require the State Board of Education to adopt a uniform grading policy for the state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 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 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; 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

January 20 to February 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.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4

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