Bill Text: MS HB267 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: School district funds; prohibit receipt of by certain schools or school districts having an established minimum grading policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee [HB267 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2011-HB267-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Education
By: Representative Moore
House Bill 267
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF EACH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM IMPLEMENTING POLICIES ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM GRADE TO STUDENTS ON CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS; TO REQUIRE THAT STATE RESOURCES SHALL BE WITHHELD FROM ANY LOCAL SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH A POLICY ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM GRADE UNTIL ALL GRADES ARE CORRECTED AND VERIFIED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; TO REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF ANY PRINCIPAL OR ADMINISTRATOR MAINTAINING A POLICY ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM GRADE FROM HIS OR HER POSITION AND TO PROHIBIT THE SCHOOL AT WHICH HE OR SHE SERVES AS PRINCIPAL OR ADMINISTRATOR FROM RECEIVING STATE RESOURCES FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The school board of each local school district and each local school shall be prohibited from implementing policies, whether written or unwritten, that establish a minimum grade to students on class assignments and examinations. Any local school district or local school receiving funds from the State of Mississippi that has a policy, whether written or unwritten, that establishes a minimum grade in violation of this section, immediately upon discovery, shall be prohibited from receiving any state resources until all the grades have been corrected and verified by the State Department of Education. Any principal or administrator who maintains a policy, whether written or unwritten, that establishes a minimum grade in violation of this section, shall be removed immediately from his or her position, and the school at which he or she serves as principal or administrator shall be prohibited from receiving any state resources for a period of one (1) year.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.
