l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 105

Technical and vocational curriculum; require SDE to develop as alternative to college preparatory curriculum.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRACK CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS NOT INTENDING TO PURSUE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; TO REQUIRE THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSES TO BE IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AND TO FOCUS ON TEACHING COURSE OBJECTIVES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED TO FUNDAMENTAL TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO A TECHNICAL VOCATION OR POST-SECONDARY TRAINING PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS WHO LATER WISH TO PURSUE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE MAY ENROLL IN REMEDIATION COURSES, IF NECESSARY, AT A COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE; TO REQUIRE THE ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM TO BE AVAILABLE TO NINTH GRADE STUDENTS BEGINNING IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-16-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PRESCRIBES A CAREER TRACK PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS THAT IS BEING DISCONTINUED WITH THE CLASS OF 2021, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

Its course

January 11 to February 5, 2019, 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 Feb 5 · stopped25 days

EducationJan 11 to Feb 5 · stopped25 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 11 – Feb 5

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published