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 856
Teacher licensure; authorize issuance to certain individuals with foreign certification on reciprocity with documentation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE A STANDARD LICENSE FOR TEACHING ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS FOREIGN-CERTIFIED TEACHING CREDENTIALS UPON PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND AN APPROPRIATE EVALUATION OF ALL CREDENTIALS AND COLLEGIATE LEVEL COURSEWORK; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A NONRENEWABLE SPECIAL LICENSE TO A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL HOLDING FOREIGN-CERTIFIED TEACHING CREDENTIALS WHO HAS NOT YET MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A STANDARD LICENSE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE PRIORITY TO BE GIVEN TO THOSE QUALIFYING INSTRUCTORS WHO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE; 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.