Mississippi House Bill 552 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Cease The Administration Of All Statewide Testing; To Require The Determination As To Whether Or Not A Student Is Eligible For Promotion To The Next Grade Or Graduation To Be Based Solely On The Student's Academic Performance As Reflected By The Student's Cumulative Grades; To Repeal Section 37-16-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Primary Purpose And Goals Of The Statewide Testing Program; To Repeal Section 37-16-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes Penalties For Violations Of Test Security Procedures Relating To Mandatory Uniform Statewide Tests; To Repeal Section 37-16-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Modification Of State Testing Instruments And Procedures For Students With Identified Handicaps Or Disabilities; To Amend Sections 37-16-3, 37-16-5, 37-16-7, 37-16-15, 37-16-17, 37-3-49, 37-15-38, 37-17-6, 37-35-3, 37-177-1, 37-177-3, 37-177-5, 37-177-7, 37-177-9, 37-177-11 And 37-177-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Statewide testing program; cease all statewide uniform assessments and determine promotion based on cumulative grades.

Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]

Rep. Brady Williamson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-13	House	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	15	38	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	1	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	16	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	4	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	16	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	9	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
37	17	6	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	177	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	3	49	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	35	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0552.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0552IN.htm