Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 13, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1144
Teacher and administrator licensure; revise provisions related to educator preparation programs and criteria for entry into such programs.
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 PROVISIONS RELATING TO TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR LICENSURE, TO COINCIDE WITH COLLEGIATE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS; TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY INTO EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS BY REMOVING THE MINIMUM 21 ACT SCORE OR SAT EQUIVALENT, PRAXIS PASSING SCORE AND 3.0 GPA REQUIREMENT NECESSARY PRIOR TO ADMISSION INTO AN APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL TEACHING ROUTES TO RECEIVE A STANDARD LICENSE; TO REQUIRE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TEACH MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE TO COMPLETE TWO SEMESTER, SIX-HOUR INTERNSHIPS, AND AN ALLOWANCE OF A MAXIMUM OF 15 CREDIT HOURS FOR RECEIPT OF A PROVISIONAL TEACHING LICENSE; 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 20 to February 13, 2025, 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 action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 13 · stopped24 days
EducationJan 20 to Jan 3010 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 20 – Feb 13
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Education
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 12Read the third time in the House
- Feb 13Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives