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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 767

Graduation requirements; require ACT to serve as high school exit exam in lieu of subject area tests.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM TO REVIEW THE REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF SUBJECT AREA TESTS AS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR PASSAGE OF SUBJECT AREA TESTS AS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM ADMINISTRATION OF SUBJECT AREA TEST AND THE ACT IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM COMPOSITE SCORE TO BE ATTAINED ON THE ACT ASSESSMENT TO QUALIFY A STUDENT FOR GRADUATION AND FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS; TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDING FOR THE COST OF ADMINISTERING THE ACT TO STUDENTS IN GRADE 11 AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL; TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY USE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF AN EQUIVALENT ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED MINIMUM COMPOSITE SCORE ON THE ACT AS A CONDITION OF 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

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.

Every action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

EducationJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 4 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
  6. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate