Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1228
Statewide testing program; require SBE to contract with single entity for comprehensive assessment linked to college and career readiness.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-16-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONTRACT WITH A SINGLE ENTITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-10 AS WELL AS ALGEBRA I AND ENGLISH II, WHICH IS ALIGNED TO THE MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AND CAREER-READY STANDARDS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE A JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE CREDENTIALING WORKPLACE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS; TO REQUIRE THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-16-1, 37-16-3, 37-16-4, 37-16-5, 37-16-7, 37-16-9 AND 37-16-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE STATEWIDE TESTING PROGRAM, AND SECTIONS 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-17-6, 37-18-1, 37-18-3, 37-20-5, 37-20-7 AND 37-28-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM CONTRACTING WITH ANY ENTITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT WHOSE ALIGNMENT OF CURRICULUM AND TESTING STANDARDS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS (PARCC) WITHOUT EXPRESS LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-11, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A STANDARD DIPLOMA TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENTS WHO HAVE IEPS UPON MEETING THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR IEP AND THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD TO JOINTLY ESTABLISH THE PUL ALLIANCE CAREER TRACK PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE CAREER TRACK CURRICULUM AND COURSE OF STUDY TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOB PLACEMENT UPON GRADUATING AND MEETING THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS AND PASSING THE WORKKEYS TESTING ASSESSMENT FOR ISSUANCE OF A DIPLOMA; TO ALLOW OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUTSIDE OF THE PUL ALLIANCE TO PETITION THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR INCLUSION INTO THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE WORKKEYS TESTING ASSESSMENT SHALL BE THE EXIT EXAM FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, WHO SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF THE STATEMENT SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM; 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
January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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.