l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 1339

Standardized testing; limit to Grades 3 through 8 as required under ESSA and ACT for high school students.

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 DISCONTINUATION OF END-OF-COURSE SUBJECT AREA TESTING IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE THE ACT TEST; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ONLY REQUIRE THE STANDARDIZED TESTING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 IN THE CONTENT AREAS REQUIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) AND CERTAIN OTHER GRADE-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-16-7, 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-16-17 AND 37-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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

2 co-sponsors

Otis Anthony, Oscar Denton

Its course

January 21 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

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