Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2030
High-school testing requirements; replace PARCC and SAT2 with ACT assessment on phased-in basis.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REPLACE SUBJECT AREA TESTING REQUIREMENTS (SATP2) AND PARCC STUDENT ASSESSMENTS WITH THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING (ACT) ASSESSMENT ON A PHASED-IN BASIS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE THE ACT COLLEGE READINESS TEST AND PRECURSOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS TO BE ADMINISTERED BEGINNING IN THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR WITH RESULTS TO BE INCLUDED IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT; TO DIRECT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO WITHDRAW FROM THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS (PARCC); TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMBINE THE STATE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WITH THE FEDERAL SYSTEM; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 9 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 SenateJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 days
EducationJan 9 to Feb 3 · stopped25 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.