Mississippi House Bill 631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "middle School Grades Reform Act"; To Provide The Legislative Purpose And Intent For Its Enactment; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Require The State Department Of Education To Review Certain Elements Of Middle School Grades' Reading And Language Arts Programs; To Require The State Superintendent Of Public Education To Make Recommendations Regarding Those Programs; To Require The State Board Of Education To Promulgate Rules For The Implementation Of This Act; To Require Certain Public Middle Schools To Incorporate A Rigorous Reading Requirement For Those Programs As The Primary Component Of Their School Improvement Plan; To Prescribe The Components That Must Be Included In The Rigorous Reading Requirement; To Establish The Procedures To Be Followed By Middle Schools Implementing The Requirement; To Require The Department To Conduct A Study On Methods Of Improving The Academic Performance Of Middle School Students And Schools; To Require The State Superintendent To Make A Legislative Report On The Findings Of That Study By December 1, 2011; To Require Principals Of Middle Schools To Designate A Certified Staff Member To Develop And Administer A Personalized Middle School Success Plan For Certain Students; To Establish What Must Be Included In The Success Plan; To Require That The Success Plan Be Incorporated Into Certain Other Individual Student Plans Required By Federal Or State Law; To Require The Department To Provide Technical Assistance To Certain School Entities For The Implementation Of The Rigorous Reading Requirement And Development Of Personalized Middle School Success Plans; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed To Abrogate Or Affect The Reading Sufficiency Program; To Amend Sections 37-3-97, 37-9-213, 37-18-5 And 37-23-195, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Middle School Grades Reform Act; create to implement a rigorous reading requirement for low-performing students.

Rep. Reecy Dickson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-13		Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0631.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0631IN.htm