l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 474

Universal reading screener; require development and use of for students in Kindergarten and Grades 1-3.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-177-1, 37-177-5 AND 37-177-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIVERSAL READING SCREENER TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES 1 THROUGH 3; TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO APPROVE THE USE OF ADDITIONAL READING ASSESSMENTS FOR THAT POPULATION OF STUDENTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-177-3, 37-177-7, 37-177-9, 37-177-11, 37-177-13, 37-177-15, 37-177-17 AND 37-177-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; 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 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

EducationJan 19 to Jan 289 days

AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 36 days

EducationFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 19 – Feb 11

  1. Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Horan, Moore, Clarke and Frierson)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published