Mississippi House Bill 719 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit The State Board Of Education From Requiring Students To Achieve A Passing Score On End-of-course Tests Administered Under The Subject Area Testing Program As A Requirement 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 37-3-49, 37-16-17 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

End-of-course assessments; remove mandatory requirement of passing score as a condition of graduation.

Rep. Tom Miles [D]	Rep. Jay Hughes [D]	Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D]	Rep. Michael Evans [D]
Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]	Rep. Steve Massengill [R]	Rep. Gary Staples [R]	Rep. Jody Steverson [R]
Rep. Preston Sullivan [D]	Rep. Kathy Sykes [D]	Rep. Mark Tullos [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-09	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0719.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0719IN.htm