Mississippi House Bill 337 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit The State Board Of Education From Requiring Students To Achieve A Passing Score On End-of-course Tests Administered Under The Subject Area Testing Program As A Requirement For Graduation; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Local School Districts From Using The End-of-course Tests To Determine If Students Have Mastered Minimum Academic Skills Required For Graduation; To Amend Section 37-15-38, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 37-3-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The State Department Of Education To Provide An Instructional Program For All Courses In The End-of-course Testing Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-16-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires School Districts To Offer A Career Track Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes School Districts To Establish A General Educational Development (ged) Option Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

End-of-course subject area tests; prohibit mandatory passing scores as requirement for graduation.

Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]

Rep. Tommy Woods [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-13		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0337.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0337IN.htm