Committee

Education

Author

Kevin Felsher

Session

2023 Session

Dead

Latest Action


The Senate Education Committee failed to take action on HB 1161 by the February 28 deadline, causing this bill to die in committee.

Explanation of the Bill


House Bill 1161 would establish and enter Mississippi into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (ITMC), an initiative to ease the process of transferring a teaching license to another state. To date, ten states (including Mississippi) have introduced legislation to enact and join the ITMC. The ITMC would take effect upon the joining of the tenth member state. 

Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact

States have varying requirements for teacher certification, which can complicate teachers’ abilities to maintain their licenses when they move between states. The ITMC would allow fully licensed teachers to transfer their licenses between member states without having to complete additional coursework or assessments. This would benefit teachers who move to a state that has different licensure requirements than their original state.
Mississippi already offers full licensure reciprocity to teachers who were licensed in another state. As such, HB 1161 would have little impact on teachers who move to Mississippi from another state. It could, however, make it easier for teachers to transfer their licenses from Mississippi to another ITMC member state.

DateDetails
1/16/23On January 16, HB 1161 was referred to the House Education Committee.
1/25/23On January 25, the House Education Committee unanimously passed HB 731.
2/6/23On February 6, the House passed HB 1161.
2/14/23On February 14, HB 1161 was referred to the Senate Education Committee.
2/28/232/28/23:
The Senate Education Committee failed to take action on HB 1161 by the February 28 deadline, causing this bill to die in committee.