Mississippi House Bill 995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Review Each Area Of Subject Matter Curriculum No Less Than Every Six Years In Conjunction With The State Textbook Adoption Cycle; To Require The Board To Revise The Curriculum As Necessary To Improve The Quality Of Education; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That The State Department Of Education Form A Single Accountability System By Combining The State System With The Federal System; To Delete References To The Common Core State Standards; To Amend Section 37-177-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Public school curriculum; require State Board of Education to review and revise.

Rep. Ashley Henley [R]	Rep. Dana Criswell [R]	Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]	Rep. Jeff Hale [R]
Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0995.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0995IN.htm