Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 1117
Statewide educational assessments; lower minimum passing score on certain tests for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE MINIMUM PASSING SCORE ON CERTAIN STATEWIDE EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS TO BE LOWERED, FOR THE 2020-2021 AND 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEARS ONLY, DUE TO THE INTERRUPTION TO REGULAR EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION CAUSED BY COVID-19; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DECREASE THE MINIMUM SCORE REQUIRED ON THE ACT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FOR THOSE SCHOOL YEARS; TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECREASE THE MINIMUM SCORE REQUIRED ON READING ASSESSMENTS FOR STUDENTS TO BE PROMOTED FROM THE THIRD GRADE FOR THOSE SCHOOL YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DECREASE MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REQUIRED ON STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT TESTS FOR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS FOR THOSE 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
January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
EducationJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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.