Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 5, the Senate Education Committee passed a committee substitute for SB 2691. The committee substitute contains a “reverse repealer,” meaning that the statute would never take effect. The legislature uses reverse repealers to ensure that a bill must go to conference and be…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2690: Charter School Funding
Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 12, the Senate passed the committee substitute for SB 2690. The bill will now be transmitted to the House. Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for SB 2690 would delete the provision of the law that requires the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2062: AI in Education Task Force
Committee Education; Technology Author Chris Johnson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 12, the Senate amended and passed SB 2062. As amended, the bill requires the Lieutenant Governor’s task force appointees who are school based–the school board member, school superintendent, and school district technology director–to be selected from three different school districts. The bill…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1192: Virtual Public Schools
Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 12, the House passed the committee substitute for HB 1192 and amended the bill to add a “reverse repealer.” A reverse repealer ensures that the bill must be amended before becoming law and signals that there may be additional changes to the bill….
Read MoreSenate Bill 2685: Reemployment of Retired Teachers
Committee Education Author David Parker Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 7, the Senate passed the committee substitute for SB 2685. The bill will now be transmitted to the House. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2685 would authorize retired teachers to work in a critical shortage area for a reduced salary while receiving…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2689: State Testing Overhaul
Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 12, the Senate passed the committee substitute for SB 2689 with a reverse repealer. The bill will now be transmitted to the House. Explanation of the Bill Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, Senate Bill 2689 would scrap the existing end-of-course subject area…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2724: MTAG Expansion and Promise Grant
Committee Universities & Colleges; Appropriations Author Nicole Boyd Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 5, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed SB 2724. The bill now awaits a vote on the Senate floor. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2724 would revise the existing Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG) program to extend eligibility to low-income…
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