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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 665

End-of-course subject area tests; prohibit mandatory passing scores as requirement for graduation.

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 PROHIBIT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM REQUIRING STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON END-OF-COURSE TESTS ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM AS A REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM USING THE END-OF-COURSE TESTS TO DETERMINE IF STUDENTS HAVE MASTERED MINIMUM ACADEMIC SKILLS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-3-49, 37-16-17 AND 37-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISONS; 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

8 co-sponsors

Jerry R. Turner, Kimberly L. Campbell, Mary H. Coleman, William Tracy Arnold, Becky Currie, Dennis DeBar, Jr., Alex Monsour, Greg Haney

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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

EducationJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 17 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Referred To EducationSenate
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate