l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 544

Teacher licensure; authorize SDE to issue Nontraditional Teaching route - Standard License to certain individuals with advanced degrees.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE A NONTRADITIONAL TEACHING ROUTE STANDARD LICENSE TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING ADVANCED DEGREES AND ACHIEVING THE NATIONALLY RECOMMENDED PASSING SCORE ON THE PRAXIS I AND PRAXIS II ASSESSMENTS PROVIDING THAT SUCH INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED THE COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM WITH THE GRADE OF A "C" OR HIGHER AT THE TIME APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE IS SUBMITTED; 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

3 co-sponsors

Orlando Paden, John W. Hines, Sr., Kabir Karriem

Its course

January 13 to February 28, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

EducationJan 13 to Jan 2613 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 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 Jan 13 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Referred To EducationSenate
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate