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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2161

MS Commission on College and Career Readiness; establish to recommend new standards to replace Common Core.

Vetoed by the Governor on April 23, 2015; the veto was not overridden. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TO DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND NEW CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT STANDARDS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BASED ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL BE LOCATED ADMINISTRATIVELY IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER THE NEW MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REMOVE THE COMMON CORE COPYRIGHT AND ANY REFERENCES TO THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS; TO PROVIDE FOR STUDENT CONFIDENTIALITY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DISCONTINUE PARCC STUDENT ASSESSMENTS OR ANY OTHER CONSORTIA DEVELOPED TEST; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2017, THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMBINE THE STATE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WITH THE FEDERAL SYSTEM; TO CONFORM REFERENCES TO THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS TO THE "MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY STANDARDS"; TO AMEND SECTION 37-177-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

Its course

January 9 to April 23, 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 action26 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 1133 days

EducationJan 9 to Jan 2920 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1128 days

EducationFeb 24 to Feb 262 days

AppropriationsFeb 26 to Mar 35 days

EducationMar 3 to Mar 30 days

Back in the SenateMar 11 to Apr 727 days

With the GovernorApr 7 to Apr 2316 days

After the vetoApr 23 to Apr 23 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Senate Jan 9 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 26Reported as amended from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Reported as amended from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 9Read the third time in the House
  7. Mar 11Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 7

  1. Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Dixon, Moore, Clarke and Anderson)
  2. Mar 12Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Mar 17Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Mar 25Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Mar 29Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Hill and Polk
  6. Conferees named in the House: Moore, Dixon and Barker
  7. Mar 30Conference report filed in the Senate
  8. Conference report filed in the House
  9. Mar 31Conference report adopted in the House
  10. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  11. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 7 – Apr 23

  1. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 23Vetoed by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 9Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Dixon, Moore, Clarke, Anderson)House of Representatives
  15. Mar 12Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 17Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 25Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  18. Mar 29Conferees Named Tollison,Hill,PolkSenate
  19. Mar 29Conferees Named Moore,Dixon,BarkerHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 30Conference Report FiledSenate
  21. Mar 30Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  22. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  24. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  26. Apr 23VetoedGovernor