MS SB2689 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Failed on April 29 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-29 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Failed on April 29 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-29 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Require The Discontinuation Of End-of-course Subject Area Testing In Public High Schools For 11th And 12th Grades; To Require The Department To Secure Approval From The United States Department Of Education To Allow Nationally Recognized College-readiness And Career-readiness Exams, Such As, But Not Limited To, The Act And Act Workkeys Assessment, To Serve As Compliance With Any Federal Testing Requirements; To Require All High School Students To Take A Nationally Recognized College-readiness And Career-readiness Tests, Such As The Act And Act Workkeys Assessments; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Related To The State's Permanent Performance-based Accreditation System For Schools; To Amend Sections 37-16-3, 37-16-7, 37-16-17, 37-3-49, 37-15-38 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provision Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
State subject area tests and accountability standards; replace with college prep test and revise provisions.
Sponsors
Sen. Dennis DeBar [R] | Sen. David Parker [R] | Sen. Daniel Sparks [R] | Sen. Jennifer Branning [R] |
Sen. Nicole Boyd [R] | Sen. Albert Butler [D] | Sen. Sollie Norwood [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 103 N: 6 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-12 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-04-29 | Senate | Died In Conference |
2024-04-18 | Senate | Conferees Named DeBar,Parker,Norwood |
2024-04-17 | House | Conferees Named Roberson,McCarty,Owen |
2024-04-12 | Senate | Conferees Named DeBar,Hopson,Norwood |
2024-04-09 | Senate | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
2024-04-05 | House | Returned For Concurrence |
2024-04-04 | House | Passed As Amended |
2024-04-04 | House | Amended |
2024-04-02 | House | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
2024-03-18 | House | Referred To Education |
2024-03-14 | Senate | Transmitted To House |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Amended |
2024-03-12 | Senate | Committee Substitute Adopted |
2024-02-29 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
2024-02-19 | Senate | Referred To Education |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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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 | 16 | 7 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
37 | 17 | 6 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
37 | 3 | 49 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
37 | 35 | 3 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |