2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1144: Teacher and administrator licensure; revise provisions related to educator preparation programs and criteria for entry into such programs.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Relating To Teacher And Administrator Licensure, To Coincide With Collegiate Educator Preparation Programs; To Revise The Qualifications For Entry Into Educator Preparation Programs By Removing The Minimum 21 Act Score Or Sat Equivalent, Praxis Passing Score And 3.0 Gpa Requirement Necessary Prior To Admission Into An Approved Educator Preparation Program For Traditional And Nontraditional Teaching Routes To Receive A Standard License; To Require Participants In The Teach Mississippi Institute To Complete Two Semester, Six-hour Internships, And An Allowance Of A Maximum Of 15 Credit Hours For Receipt Of A Provisional Teaching License; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Education
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Read the Third Time
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Died On Calendar
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Kent McCarty
Kent McCarty
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/20/202555.2 KB