Mississippi House Bill 418 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
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 Require The State Department Of Education, Through The Commission On School Accreditation, And With Approval Of The State Board Of Education, To Grant A Waiver Of Accountability And State Assessment Requirements To Those School Districts Whose Total Student Enrollment Is Comprised Of 25% Or More Of English Language Learners; To Require The Commission To Only Waive Accountability Requirements For English Language Learners Enrolled In Grades 9-12 Only When Determining The District's Accreditation Level On The Performance And Accountability Rating Model; To Amend Section 37-13-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Such School Districts Shall Be Held Harmless When Calculating Graduation Rates, Dropout Rates And Completion Rates For Cohort Classes In Grades 9-12 Beginning With The 2017-2018 Scholastic Year By Discounting The Number Of English Language Learners Enrolled Therein For Four Years; And For Related Purposes.

English language learners; require SDE to grant waivers of accountability for certain school districts with increased enrollment of.

Rep. Tom Miles [D]

Rep. Kathy Sykes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-05	House	Referred To Education;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0418.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0418IN.htm