2017
Regular Session
Statewide testing program; prohibit testing students in excess of three days during school year.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO STUDENT SHALL BE TESTED UNDER THE STATEWIDE TESTING PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF EXCEEDING THREE DAYS WITHIN THE SCHEDULED THREE-WEEK TESTING WINDOW ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF STATEWIDE ASSESSMENTS IN ANY GIVEN SCHOOL YEAR; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS WHEN STUDENTS MAY BE TESTED IN EXCESS OF THE THREE DAYS DUE TO REQUIRED GRADE SPECIFIC ASSESSMENTS OR REQUIRED ASSESSMENT RE-ADMINISTRATIONS DUE TO TESTING IRREGULARITIES AND VIOLATIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-16-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 37-16-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ADMINISTER ASSESSMENTS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY DAYS DURING ANY SCHOLASTIC YEAR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 866
HB 866
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2017
Education
F
../../House_cmtes/ED.xml
Education
T
../../Senate_cmtes/ED.xml
Appropriations
F
../../Senate_cmtes/AP.xml
Gunn
../../House_authors/Gunn.xml
Scoggin
../../House_authors/Scoggin.xml
Sykes
../../House_authors/Sykes.xml
Hood
../../House_authors/Hood.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/00160003.xml
BF
../../code_sections/037/00160004.xml
A
../../code_sections/037/00160005.xml
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01/13 (H) Referred To Education
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01/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4
02/06 (H) Passed
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5
02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6
02/20 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
7
02/28 (S) Died In Committee
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N
../../../../documents/2017/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0866.pdf