MS HB47 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Use Only Data From The Immediately Preceding School Year To Assess The Accreditation Ranking From The Current School Year; To Require The Office Of The State Auditor To Conduct A Focused Accreditation Assessment And Ranking Of Each School And School District In The State Independent Of The State Board Of Education; To Require The State Department Of Education To Submit Any Proposed Changes To The School Accountability Standards And A Statement Of Those Changes' Estimated Economic Impact To The Appropriations And Education Committees Of The House And Senate And To The Executive Director Of The Legislative Budget Office One Year Before Those Standards Become Effective; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

School accountability standards; revise the manner by which accreditation ratings are assigned and require independent assessment by State Auditor.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-01 - House - House Passed (Y: 84 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-04HouseDied In Committee
2016-03-04HouseRecommitted to Committee
2016-03-04HouseReconsidered
2016-03-01HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Hughes, Moore, Roberson)
2016-03-01HousePassed
2016-02-25HouseRead the Third Time
2016-02-17HouseTitle Suff Do Pass
2016-02-08HouseReferred To Education

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Bill Comments

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