Category: Bill Tracker

Committee Education; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Author Kent McCarty Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1139 died in the Senate Education Committee on March 4. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1139 would exempt school district test security plans for statewide assessments from the Mississippi Public Records Act. The purpose of this is to ensure the…

Committee Education; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Author Philman Ladner, Nicole Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Dennis DeBar Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2162, SB 2612, SB 2245, and SB 2601 died in the House Education Committee on March 4. Explanation of the Bills Senate Bill 2162 would change the Cardiac Emergency Response Plan to the Cardiac and…

Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2025 Session Latest Action On April 1, the House and Senate adopted the conference report for SB 2181. The conference report simply removes the reverse repealer from the bill. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2181 exempts school district test security plans for statewide assessments from the Mississippi Public…

Committee Workforce Development; Universities and Colleges; Appropriations Author Donnie Bell Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1556 died in committee on March 4.  Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1556 would establish the Mississippi Connecting Career and Technical Education Employability (MissCATEE) Program, which would be administered by the Office of Workforce Development (Accelerate MS).  The…

Committee Education Author Zachary Grady Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1439 died in committee on March 4. Explanation of the Bill As amended, House Bill 1439 would establish the Mississippi School Accountability Dashboard Act. Under this bill, districts would compile specific accountability data into a single-page graphic and publish this on the main page…

Committee Workforce Development; Appropriations; Universities and Colleges Author Donnie Bell Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1412 died in committee on March 4.  Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1412 would create a pilot program for the MS Workforce Dual Enrollment for Career and Technical Education Grant Program, subject to appropriation. The Office of Workforce…