Mississippi House Bill 433 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 9 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-02-09 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement Objectives That Focus On The Academic Standards In Social Studies, Civics And United States History And To Require The Administration Of An American Civics Assessment, Identical To The Portion Of The Examination Administered By United States Citizenship And Immigration Services (uscis) Required By 8 Uscs Section 1423 For Naturalization, To Provide That The Score Obtained By The Student On The Assessment Shall Be Calculated Into The Students Overall Grade For The Social Studies Course Of Enrollment At The Time Of The Assessment; To Provide That Beginning With The 2017-2018 School Year, The Board Shall Require The Developed Objectives To Be Incorporated Into The United States History Curriculum For American Government Required For High School Students As Measured By The Subject Area Test For That Course; To Authorize The Board To Determine The Method And Manner In Which To Administer The Assessment; To Provide That Students Shall Have Additional Opportunities To Take The Assessment Until A Passing Score Is Obtained; To Amend Sections 37-3-49 And 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Social studies curriculum; require citizenship examination as part of U.S. History or American Government courses.

Rep. Ashley Henley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-09	House	Died On Calendar
2017-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2017-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2017-01-05	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0433.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0433IN.htm