Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 79
Teacher certification; provide exemption for qualification for licensure to certain individuals.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION TO ALLOW AN EXEMPTION FOR LICENSURE THROUGH THE APPROVED PROGRAM AND NONTRADITIONAL TEACHING ROUTES FOR PERSONS WHO WERE ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM OR ACCEPTED TO AND WERE ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN THE TEACH MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE PROGRAM FOR TEACHER PREPARATION BEFORE JULY 1, 2014; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 8 to March 22, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 29
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 29
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Education
- Feb 16Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 25Read the third time in the House
- Feb 29Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
In the Senate Mar 2 – Mar 22
- Mar 2Sent to the Senate
- Mar 7Referred to the Senate committee on Education
- Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 16Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 2Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 7Referred To EducationSenate
- Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate