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 739
Statewide testing program; require tests to be translated and printed into primary spoken language of ELL students.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-16-3 AND 37-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE PROVISIONS OF THE STATEWIDE TESTING PROGRAM, TO REQUIRE THE UNIFORM BASIC SKILLS TESTS TO BE ADMINISTERED IN THE PRIMARY SPOKEN LANGUAGE OF STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO TRANSLATE AND PRINT THE ASSESSMENTS IN THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR THE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVELS; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT THE NUMBER OF, GRADES OF AND PRIMARY SPOKEN LANGUAGES OF ALL ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ENROLLED IN ITS SCHOOLS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-16-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMNEDMENT; 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.
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 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives