l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1059

Teacher licensure and certification; revise qualifications for receipt of and entry into educator preparation programs.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATE ROUTE TO OBTAIN TEACHER LICENSURE; TO REMOVE THE PRESCRIBED MINIMUM ACT SCORE AND GPA ON COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO AN APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 2022, APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE MUST DEMONSTRATE SUBJECT MATTER COMPETENCY AS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM CRITERIA REQUIRED TO EVIDENCE SUCH COMPETENCY; TO REPLACE THE CRITERIA REQUIREMENT FOR NCATE ACCREDITATION WITH AN ACCREDITOR FOR EDUCATION PREPARATION PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE A TWO SEMESTER SIX-HOUR SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP TO BE COMPLETED WHILE THE TEACHER IS EMPLOYED AS A FULL-TIME TEACHER INTERN IN A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO PERMIT THE TEACH MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE TO OFFER AT ANY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION-APPROVED EPP WITH AN APPROVED TMI PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE EPP AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OF INTERNSHIP TO MONITOR THE PERFORMANCE OF INTERN TEACHER; TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS FOR A STANDARD LICENSE-NONTRADITIONAL ROUTE TO SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT EVIDENCING THE COMPLETION OF 15 SEMESTER HOURS IN THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 2022, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1024 days

EducationJan 17 to Jan 3114 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 1 · stopped19 days

EducationFeb 18 to Mar 1 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 17 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 18Referred To EducationSenate
  9. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate