l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1385

Technical and vocational curriculum; require SDE to develop as alternative to college preparatory curriculum.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRACK CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS NOT INTENDING TO PURSUE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; TO REQUIRE THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSES TO BE IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AND TO FOCUS ON TEACHING COURSE OBJECTIVES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO A TECHNICAL VOCATION OR POST-SECONDARY TRAINING PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS WHO LATER WISH TO PURSUE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE MAY ENROLL IN REMEDIATION COURSES, IF NECESSARY, AT A COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE; TO REQUIRE THE ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM TO BE AVAILABLE TO NINTH GRADE STUDENTS BEGINNING IN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR; 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

Its course

January 17 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published