Committee Education; Appropriations Author David Blount Session 2023 Session Latest Action The Senate Education Committee failed to take action on SB 2319 by the January 31 deadline, causing this bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2319 would provide a $2,000 salary supplement to licensed teachers in districts designated as geographic…
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Committee Universities and Colleges; Appropriations Author Rita Potts Parks Session 2023 Session Latest Action The Senate failed to take action on SB 2580 by the February 9 deadline, causing this bill to die on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2580 would increase the award amounts for the existing Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant…
Read MoreBy Toren Ballard I Director of K-12 Policy With a wild 2022 legislative session finally coming to a close, we thought it would be helpful to summarize the ideas that survived the legislative process. Teacher pay and the controversial “critical race theory” bill have dominated headlines in recent months, but the 2022 legislative session also…
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Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar, Jr. Session 2022 Session Conferees failed to produce a conference report amenable to a majority of conferees by the March 28 deadline. SB 2423 is now dead. However, the supplemental endorsement provision of SB 2423 has been added to the final version of HB 1388, which was signed into law…
Read MoreCommittee Workforce Development; Education Author Philip Gunn Session 2022 Session House Bill 1388, also known as the Comprehensive Career and Technical Education Reform Act, would enact a number of measures intended to promote the career and technical education (CTE) pathway as a viable option for students in Mississippi public schools. These measures include implementing a…
Read MoreCommittee Education; Appropriations Author Dennis DeBar Session 2022 Session Senate Bill 2430 would create the Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program to provide interest-free loans to K-12 public schools as well as public community and junior colleges across Mississippi for the purpose of improving educational facilities. The bill would deposit $200 million in the newly-created…
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