Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 582
End-of-course tests; eliminate passing score as graduation requirement and exempt from accountability ratings for four years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT REQUIRING STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE ON END-OF-COURSE TESTS ADMINISTERED UNDER THE SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM AS A CONDITION FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM USING THE END-OF-COURSE TESTS TO DETERMINE IF STUDENTS HAVE MASTERED MINIMUM ACADEMIC SKILLS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-15-38, 37-16-17 AND 37-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-17-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF END-OF-COURSE TEST SCORES FROM THE CALCULATION OF SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS DURING THE 2020-2021 THROUGH 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEARS; 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
February 5 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days
EducationFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.