MS HB569 | 2017 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 569 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-1-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Develop And Implement Objectives That Focus On The Academic Standards In Social Studies, Civics And United States History And To Require The Administration Of An American Civics Assessment, Identical To The Portion Of The Examination Administered By United States Citizenship And Immigration Services (uscis) Required By 8 Uscs Section 1423 For Naturalization, As A Condition Of Graduation; To Require High School Students To Correctly Answer At Least Sixty Percent Of The Questions To Be Eligible For Graduation; To Provide That Beginning With The 2017-2018 School Year, The Board Shall Require The Developed Objectives To Be Incorporated Into The United States History Curriculum Required For High School Students As Measured By The Subject Area Test For That Course; To Authorize The Board To Determine The Method And Manner In Which To Administer The Assessment; To Provide That Students Shall Have Additional Opportunities To Take The Assessment Until A Passing Score Is Obtained; To Amend Sections 37-3-49 And 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Bring Forward Section 37-16-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-16-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Graduation requirements; require SBE to incorporate American Civics as component of U.S. government curriculum.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	House	Referred To Education

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB0569.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0569IN.htm