Mississippi House Bill 1175 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create A Pilot Program To Review The Requirement For Passage Of Subject Area Tests As A Mandatory Requirement For High School Graduation; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement For Passage Of Subject Area Tests As A Mandatory Requirement For Graduation; To Authorize The Comparison And Analysis Of Data From Administration Of Subject Area Test And The Act In Order To Establish The Minimum Composite Score To Be Attained On The Act Assessment To Qualify A Student For Graduation And For College And Career Readiness; To Provide For Funding For The Cost Of Administering The Act To Students In Grade 11 As Required By The State Accountability Model; To Provide That School District May Use Successful Passage Of An Equivalent Alternative Assessment In Lieu Of The Required Minimum Composite Score On The Act As A Condition Of Graduation; To Amend Sections 37-16-17, 37-3-49 And 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

ACT and ACT Aspire; use as exit exam for high school students as graduation requirement and determining levels of proficiency in Grades 3-9.

Rep. William Arnold [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB1175.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1175IN.htm