Mississippi House Bill 407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Method Of Calculating High School Graduation Rates For Purposes Of Accountability By Including An Option For Calculating Based On A Five-year Completion Model For Issuance Of Standard Diplomas; To Amend Section 37-16-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Students Who Fail To Achieve A Passing Score On The Map Assessment After Three Attempts With An Opportunity To Enroll In An Alternative Exit Course And Take An Alternate Assessment For Purpose Of Receiving A Standard Diploma For Satisfactorily Passing The Alternate Assessment; To Make Accommodations For Alternative Exit Courses And Assessments For Students With Disabilities To Receive A Standard Diploma Upon Graduation Provided Certain Requirements Are Fulfilled; And For Related Purposes.

Graduation rates; revise method of reporting for purpose of accountability rating system.

Rep. John Moore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-05	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0407.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0407IN.htm