Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 733
Literacy-based promotion; provide a one-year hold harmless provision for 3rd graders who fail 2014-2015 assessment.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-177-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPLEMENT A ONE-YEAR HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION FOR THIRD GRADERS WHO FAIL TO MEET ADEQUATE PERFORMANCE LEVELS ON THE APPROVED STANDARDIZED THIRD GRADE ASSESSMENT DURING THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH STUDENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION; TO REQUIRE THAT WRITTEN NOTIFICATION BE PROVIDED TO THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF SUCH STUDENTS INFORMING THEM THAT THE STUDENT WILL NOT BE RETAINED IN THIRD GRADE FOR FAILING THE ASSESSMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-177-11 AND 37-177-13, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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.