Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 69
Teach For America instructors; allow one-year exemption to pass required reading instruction assessment for initial elementary education licensure.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR EXEMPTION FROM THE INITIAL DATE OF HIRE TO PERSONS ISSUED A STANDARD-LICENSE NONTRADITIONAL TEACHING ROUTE THROUGH PARTICIPATION WITH THE TEACH FOR AMERICA PROGRAM FOR REQUIREMENT TO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF SCIENTIFICALLY RESEARCH-BASED READING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION AND DATA-BASED DECISION-MAKING PRINCIPLES AS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2016; TO PROVIDE A BLANKET EXEMPTION TO SUCH REQUIREMENT TO TEACH FOR AMERICA PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR ONE OR MORE YEARS ON OR BEFORE JULY 1,2016; TO PROVIDE TEACHING ALTERNATIVES TO THOSE PARTICIPANTS WHO FAIL TO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON THE REQUIRED READING ASSESSMENT FOR INITIAL LICENSURE; 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
Sponsor
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.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.