Mississippi House Bill 530 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "truth In Grading Act"; To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Adopt A Uniform Grading System; To Prescribe Certain Criteria That Must Be Included In The Uniform Grading System; To Require The Board To Adopt Appropriate Equivalents For Advanced Placement And College Courses, International Baccalaureate Diploma Courses And Honors Courses; To Allow Weighted Credit For Advanced Placement And International Baccalaureate Courses, Subject To Certain Conditions Being Met; To Permit The Local School Board To Decide Whether To Adopt A Policy Allowing High School Students To Take College Courses For Weighted Credit Equal To The Numeric Grade Awarded In Certain Advanced Placement Courses; To Require Local School Districts To Meet Certain Statutory Requirements For Approval Of Courses To Be Designated As Dual Enrollment Courses; To Provide That The State Board Of Education Shall Approve Courses For Dual Enrollment For The Purpose Of Assigning A Numeric Grade Value Based On Certain Conditions; And For Related Purposes.

"Truth in Grading Act"; establish to require the State Board of Education to adopt a uniform grading policy for the state.

Rep. Carolyn Crawford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2014-01-20	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0530.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0530IN.htm