Mississippi House Bill 568 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 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 Require The Discontinuation Of End-of-course Subject Area Testing And All Statewide Assessments Other Than A Single Uniform Basic Skills Test For Grades 3, 8 And 11; To Amend Section 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Students In Grades 3, 8 And 11 To Complete A Single Basic Skills Test That Assesses All Basic Skills And Content Required By The Department To Be Tested In The Respective Grades; To Amend Sections 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-16-17 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-177-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Third Grade Reading Assessments To Be Conducted As Part Of The Grade 3 Basic Skills Test; And For Related Purposes.

Statewide assessment program; discontinue all standardized tests except for single test in Grades 3, 8 and 11.

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-13	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	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	3	49	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/HB0568.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0568IN.htm