Mississippi House Bill 499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit Requiring Students To Achieve A Passing Score On End-of-course Tests Administered Under The Subject Area Testing Program As A Condition For Graduation; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Local School Districts From Using The End-of-course Tests To Determine If Students Have Mastered Minimum Academic Skills Required For Graduation; To Amend Sections 37-15-38, 37-16-17 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of End-of-course Test Scores From The Calculation Of School And School District Accountability Ratings During The 2022-2023 Through 2025-2026 School Years; And For Related Purposes.

End-of-course tests; eliminate passing score as graduation requirement and exempt from accountability ratings for four years.

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-06	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	15	38	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	17	6	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	35	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0499.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0499IN.htm