House Bill 29

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY EDUCATIONAL REPORT REQUIRED OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE FILED BY OR SUBMITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER) AT THE SAME TIME THAT SUCH REPORTS ARE TO BE FILED BY OR SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OR THE DEPARTMENT; TO REQUIRE THE PEER COMMITTEE STAFF TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE EACH REPORT TO DETERMINE THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRICULUMS AND PROGRAMS ARE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCED-BASED AND RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION AND BEST PRACTICES; TO REQUIRE THE PEER COMMITTEE STAFF TO DEFINE THE TERMS "EVIDENCED-BASED PROGRAMS" AND "RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAMS" IN ESTABLISHING ITS STANDARD OF REVIEW AND EVALUATION; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION WITH THE REPORT TO SERVE AS EVIDENCE IDENTIFYING AND VERIFYING THE PROGRAMS USED IN THE DISTRICT'S CURRICULUM AS EVIDENCE BASED AND RESEARCH BASED; TO REQUIRE THE PEER COMMITTEE STAFF TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT RUBRIC TO ASSESS SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION AS EVIDENCE BASED AND/OR RESEARCH BASED; TO REQUIRE THAT ALL PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION OFFERED THROUGH THE CURRICULUM OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS BE EVIDENCE BASED, AS DETERMINED BY THE APPROVAL OF THE PEER COMMITTEE STAFF BY THE YEAR 2021, AS INDICATED BY THE START OF THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL TERM; TO PRESCRIBE A 21-DAY REVIEW AND CATEGORIZATION PROCESS OF REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE PEER COMMITTEE STAFF; TO REQUIRE THE PEER COMMITTEE STAFF TO TRANSMIT ITS CATEGORIZATION OF INFORMATION TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMEN AS AN "EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT NOTE"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ASSESSMENT NOTE SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN ALLOCATING FUNDS TO DISTRICTS UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN THE CURRICULUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS; TO WITHHOLD MAEP FUNDING FROM ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT FAILS TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED AND/OR RESEARCH-BASED PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION IN ALL COMPONENT AREAS OF ITS CURRICULUM BY 2021 UNTIL SUCH DISTRICT COMES INTO COMPLIANCE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-1-11, 37-1-12, 37-3-8, 37-3-53, 37-3-71, 37-3-85, 37-6-13, 37-7-346, 37-7-1001, 37-9-14, 37-9-33, 37-13-41, 37-13-60.1, 37-13-92, 37-13-131, 37-13-134.1, 37-13-193, 37-15-4, 37-15-8, 37-16-9, 37-17-6, 37-17-12, 37-21-9, 37-21-11, 37-22-25, 37-23-1, 37-23-147, 37-23-148, 37-27-25, 37-27-79, 37-28-31, 37-31-111, 37-37-3, 37-37-9, 37-43-51, 37-106-55, 37-131-11, 37-151-9, 37-151-97, 37-161-5, 37-173-19, 37-175-19 AND 37-177-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-3-11, 37-20-9, 37-21-51, 37-23-15, 37-28-37 AND 37-151-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Herb Frierson

  Sponsor

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In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 1

1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Performance Based Budgeting
2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
4. Mar 1Committee substitute adopted in the House
5. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 1 – Mar 22

1. Mar 1Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hughes, Barker and Eubanks)
2. Mar 2Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
3. Sent to the Senate
4. Mar 14Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
5. Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate