l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 53

School accountability standards; revise the manner by which accreditation ratings are assigned and require independent assessment by State Auditor.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO USE ONLY DATA FROM THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR TO ASSESS THE ACCREDITATION RATING FROM THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOCUSED ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT AND RATING OF EACH SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE INDEPENDENT OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT ANY PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS AND A STATEMENT OF THOSE CHANGES' ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE APPROPRIATIONS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE ONE YEAR BEFORE THOSE STANDARDS BECOME EFFECTIVE; 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

Its course

February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

EducationFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Education and on Performance Based Budgeting
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Education;Performance Based BudgetingHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives