MS HB879 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-15 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Establish The "reading Is Fundamental Literacy Program" To Improve Public School Students' Reading Skills So That Every Student Reads At Or Above Grade Level; To Require School Districts To Provide Intensive Reading Instruction To Students Exhibiting A Substantial Deficiency In Reading In Kindergarten And Grades 1-3; To Prohibit The Promotion Of Students Whose Reading Deficiency Is Not Remedied Before The End Of Third Grade; To Require Notice To Be Given To Parents Of Students Exhibiting A Reading Deficiency; To Prohibit The Promotion Of Public School Students Based Solely On A Student's Age Or Other Social Promotion Factors; To Establish Good Cause Exemptions For Promotion For Students Failing To Meet Academic Requirements For Promotion; To Specify Certain Actions School Districts Must Take In Implementing The Reading Is Fundamental Literacy Program; To Require School Boards To Submit Annual Reports To Parents On Their Respective Student's Progress In School; To Require School Boards To Report To The State Board Of Education And To Publish Data Reflecting Student Progression And Performance In A Local Newspaper; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Policies Necessary For The Implementation Of The Program; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The State Board Of Education To Develop A Reading Sufficiency Program Of Instruction, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Reading is Fundamental Literacy Program; establish in public schools to achieve grade level reading.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-15 Died On Calendar
2012-03-14 Tabled Subject To Call
2012-03-13 Read the Third Time
2012-03-02 Title Suff Do Pass
2012-02-20 Referred To Education

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