l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1626

Mathematics Proficiency and Intervention Act; establish to provide intensive multitiered system of supports for students in kindergarten through Grade 3.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY AND INTERVENTION ACT" TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICS SKILLS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 3; TO PRESCRIBE THE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS TO DEFINE AND ESTABLISH A MULTITIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS THAT INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION, INTERVENTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR USE BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MULTITIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH THE USE OF AT LEAST ONE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND AT LEAST ONE UNIVERSAL SCREENER BY JULY 1, 2026; TO REQUIRE ALL TEACHERS OF STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3, TO BE TRAINED ON ANY MATHEMATICS UNIVERSAL SCREENER AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT SELECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OR CHARTER SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD; TO REQUIRE THE USE OF ACCELERATED, INTENSIVE AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION THAT ADDRESSES STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND ENABLES STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE PROFICIENCY IN MATHEMATICS; TO REQUIRE THE UNIVERSAL SCREENER BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF A SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING WITH THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROMOTE THAT THE MATHEMATICS IMPROVEMENT PLAN SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED IN THE FIRST SIXTY CALENDAR DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BY A MATHEMATICS IMPROVEMENT TEAM FOR ANY STUDENT IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 3 IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING ACCELERATED INTERVENTIONS; TO REQUIRE WRITTEN QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS BE PROVIDED TO A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF ANY STUDENT SUBJECT TO A MATHEMATICS IMPROVEMENT PLAN; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A WEB-BASED RESOURCE DATABASE FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE; 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 22 to February 4, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Feb 4 · stopped13 days

EducationJan 22 to Feb 4 · stopped13 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 22 – Feb 4

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