Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 332
Statewide testing program; cease all statewide uniform assessments and determine promotion based on cumulative grades.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CEASE THE ADMINISTRATION OF ALL STATEWIDE TESTING; TO REQUIRE THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE OR GRADUATION TO BE BASED SOLELY ON THE STUDENT'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS REFLECTED BY THE STUDENT'S CUMULATIVE GRADES; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-16-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS FORTH THE PRIMARY PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE STATEWIDE TESTING PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-16-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF TEST SECURITY PROCEDURES RELATING TO MANDATORY UNIFORM STATEWIDE TESTS; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE MODIFICATION OF STATE TESTING INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED HANDICAPS OR DISABILITIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-16-3, 37-16-5, 37-16-7, 37-16-15, 37-16-17, 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-17-6, 37-35-3, 37-177-1, 37-177-3, 37-177-5, 37-177-7, 37-177-9, 37-177-11 AND 37-177-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 9 to January 31, 2023, 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 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days
EducationJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 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.