Mississippi House Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The High School Curriculum In School Districts Assigned An Accountability Rating Of "c", "d" Or "f" To Include Courses In Vocational Education, Agriculture, Forestry And Home Economics; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Curriculum Standards And To Collaborate With Other Agencies In Developing Course Materials So That Those Courses Are Uniform In Districts Across The State; To Require Students Taking Such Courses To Be Awarded Elective Credits That May Be Counted Toward Graduation Requirements; To Amend Sections 37-13-151 And 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Education To Grant A Special Expert Citizen-teacher License To Persons Teaching Such Courses; To Prohibit The State Board Of Education From Requiring A Person To Possess A Bachelor's Degree In Order To Be Granted An Expert Citizen-teacher License; And For Related Purposes.

School curriculum; require teaching of certain high school subjects in "C", "D" and "F" rated districts.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-04	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	13	151	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	13	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	3	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0286.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0286IN.htm