l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 745

Literacy-Based Promotion Act; clarify good cause exemptions applicable to disabled students.

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 SECTION 37-177-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION UNDER THE LITERACY-BASED 4TH GRADE PROMOTION ACT APPLICABLE TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN IEP OR SECTION 504 PLAN AND WERE PREVIOUSLY RETAINED IN LOWER GRADES; 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; 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

1 co-sponsor

John G. Faulkner

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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

EducationJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

EducationFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Moore and Clarke)
  2. Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  4. Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Appropriations
  5. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Moore, Clarke)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 17Referred To Education;AppropriationsSenate
  10. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate