l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 857

Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grade 4 through 8.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 13, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO EXPAND THE PROVISIONS OF THE LITERACY-BASED PROMOTION ACT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INTERVENTION AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR LITERACY PROFICIENCY AMONG STUDENTS IN GRADE 4 THROUGH GRADE 8; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS, TEACHERS, LITERACY COACHES, INTERVENTIONISTS, TUTORS AND OTHER IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL OF FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH READING DIFFICULTIES; TO PRESCRIBE WHAT THE SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS SHALL ENTAIL; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM OF LITERACY INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 4 THROUGH GRADE 8; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A FORMULA TO IDENTIFY MIDDLE LITERACY SUPPORT SCHOOLS (M-LSS) BASED ON READING PROFICIENCY DATA AS DETERMINED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MAAP); TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE BY DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION OVER THE COURSE OF THE PREVIOUS 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

22 co-sponsors

Bryant W. Clark, Timaka James-Jones, Bo Brown, Oscar Denton, Kabir Karriem, Zakiya Summers, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Jeramey Anderson, Ronnie C. Crudup, Karl Gibbs, Justis Gibbs, Lataisha Jackson, Bill Kinkade, Clay Mansell, Carl Mickens, Robert L. Sanders, Cheikh Taylor, Rickey Thompson, Tamarra Butler-Washington, Jeffrey Hulum III, Orlando Paden, Fabian Nelson

Its course

January 16 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 13 · stopped28 days

EducationJan 16 to Jan 226 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 16 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives