Mississippi House Bill 428 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - 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 The 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, As Defined By Federal Law; To Require The Commission To 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 2018-2019 Scholastic Year By Discounting The Number Of English Language Learners Enrolled Therein For Four Years; To Amend Sections 37-3-46, 37-3-49, 37-3-53, 37-16-3, 37-16-5, 37-16-7, 37-18-7, 37-20-5, 37-28-15, 37-28-29, 37-28-45, 37-177-11, 37-177-17 And 37-179-3, Which Include Provisions Relating To Accreditation, Accountability And Performance Assessments, Guidelines And Requirements, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

English language learners; require SDE to grant waivers of accountability for certain school districts with total enrollment comprised of 25% or more.

Rep. Tom Miles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-05	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0428.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0428IN.htm