Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 914
Social studies curriculum; require citizenship examination as part of U.S. History or American Government courses.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OBJECTIVES THAT FOCUS ON THE ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES, CIVICS AND UNITED STATES HISTORY AND TO REQUIRE THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN AMERICAN CIVICS ASSESSMENT, IDENTICAL TO THE PORTION OF THE EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS) REQUIRED BY 8 USCS SECTION 1423 FOR NATURALIZATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCORE OBTAINED BY THE STUDENT ON THE ASSESSMENT SHALL BE CALCULATED INTO THE STUDENTS OVERALL GRADE FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE OF ENROLLMENT AT THE TIME OF THE ASSESSMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE THE DEVELOPED OBJECTIVES TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE UNITED STATES HISTORY CURRICULUM FOR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT REQUIRED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS MEASURED BY THE SUBJECT AREA TEST FOR THAT COURSE; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE METHOD AND MANNER IN WHICH TO ADMINISTER THE ASSESSMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS SHALL HAVE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL A PASSING SCORE IS OBTAINED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-3-49 AND 37-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
January 11 to January 30, 2018, 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 11 to Jan 30 · stopped19 days
EducationJan 11 to Jan 30 · stopped19 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.