Mississippi House Bill 1176 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Grant Parents Of Children Enrolled In Public Schools The Right To Opt Their Children Out Of Statewide Tests; To Require School Districts To Provide Written Notice To Parents Of This Right; To Require Parents To Submit Written Notice To Their Child's School Principal Of A Decision To Opt Out Of All Or Part Of A Statewide Test; To Prohibit School Districts And Employees From Soliciting Such Requests On Behalf Of Any Student; To Require The State Board Of Education To Ensure That School Districts And Employees Are Not Impacted Negatively Due To A Student Opting Out Of A Statewide Test; To Amend Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts To Develop Alternative Means To Assess A Student's Mastery Of Minimum Skills Required For Graduation If The Student Has Opted Out Of Statewide Tests; And For Related Purposes.

Statewide assessments; authorize parents of children in public schools to opt out of.

Rep. Linda Whittington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB1176.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1176IN.htm