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 709
Third-Grade Reading Assessment; prohibit use of score to determine promotion of students to fourth grade.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 37-177-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE PROVISION OF THE LITERACY BASED PROMOTION ACT, WHICH PROHIBITS A THIRD-GRADE STUDENT FROM BEING PROMOTED TO THE FOURTH GRADE IF THE STUDENT FAILS TO ACHIEVE A SATISFACTORY PASSING SCORE ON THE STATE ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY ASSESSMENT OR ON AN APPROVED ALTERNATIVE STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT FOR THIRD GRADE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-177-3, 37-177-5, 37-177-11 AND 37-177-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE REPEALED PROVISIONS TO NO LONGER REQUIRE A PASSING SCORE ON THE THIRD-GRADE READING ASSESSMENT AS A SOLE CRITERIA TO DETERMINE WHETHER A STUDENT WILL BE PROMOTED TO FOURTH GRADE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-177-1, 37-177-7, 37-177-15, 37-177-17, 37-177-19 AND 37-177-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 10 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 10 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days
EducationFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped22 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 Feb 10 – Mar 3
- Feb 10Referred to the House committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 10Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives