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 345
Statewide assessment program; discontinue all standardized tests except for single test in Grades 3, 8 and 11.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DISCONTINUATION OF END-OF-COURSE SUBJECT AREA TESTING AND ALL STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS OTHER THAN A SINGLE UNIFORM BASIC SKILLS TEST FOR GRADES 3, 8 AND 11; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE STUDENTS IN GRADES 3, 8 AND 11 TO COMPLETE A SINGLE BASIC SKILLS TEST THAT ASSESSES ALL BASIC SKILLS AND CONTENT REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE TESTED IN THE RESPECTIVE GRADES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-16-17 AND 37-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-177-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THIRD GRADE READING ASSESSMENTS TO BE CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE GRADE 3 BASIC SKILLS TEST; 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 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.
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.