This post is part of our ongoing analysis of 2024 education legislation. See our bill tracker here for all analyses. Mississippi First has spent the last year closely researching the impact of MAEP on districts throughout the state in order to determine how best to direct additional resources to students with the greatest needs. Having…
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This post is part of our ongoing analysis of 2024 education legislation. See our bill tracker here for all analyses. In the 2024 legislative session, lawmakers have introduced two separate school funding proposals that each promise to inject at least an additional $200 million into funding for public education in Mississippi, with the House plan…
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Committee Appropriations C (House); Finance (Senate) Author Clay Deweese Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 9, the Senate amended HB 1618 to insert provisions that would rescind a planned increase to the PERS employer contribution, require the legislature to approve any major policy changes by the PERS Board, and authorize retired teachers to work…
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Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 10, the Senate amended and passed HB 1229. It now awaits concurrence by the House. As amended, the bill contains a reverse repealer, meaning the House will likely invite conference on the bill. Explanation of the Bill As amended by the Senate, House…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Donnie Scoggin Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate failed to vote on HB 595 by the April 10 deadline, causing this bill to die in on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill As amended by the Senate, House Bill 595 would authorize school principals to allow representatives of the Boy Scouts…
Read MoreCommittee Public Health and Human Services; Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 9, the Senate passed the amended version of HB 346. The bill now awaits concurrence by the House. It contains a reverse repealer, meaning that the House will likely invite conference on the bill. Explanation of the Bill…
Read MoreCommittee Ways and Means Author Trey Lamar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 26, the House passed the committee substitute for HB 1988. The bill has been transmitted to the Senate. Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for House Bill 1988 would significantly expand the Children’s Promise Act, which provides tax credits to…
Read MoreCommittee Ways and Means Author Trey Lamar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 27, the House amended HB 1982 to include information about the hours that school resource officers will be required to work under the MS ROSS Act. The bill has been transmitted to the Senate. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1982…
Read MoreCommittee Appropriations Author John Read and Randy P. Boyd Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Governor signed HB 1704 into law on April 8. Explanation of the Bill HB 1704 revises and clarifies appropriations to a number of state agencies, including the Mississippi Department of Education. Early Learning Collaboratives Early Learning Collaboratives (ELCs) are high-quality,…
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