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Committee Education; Appropriations Author Dennis DeBar Session 2022 Session Senate Bill 2444 would adjust the salary schedule for Mississippi public school teachers to provide a raise of at least $3,000 over two years, depending on a teacher’s years of experience and highest degree held. The starting salary for a Class A (bachelor’s degree level) teacher…

Committee Education; Appropriations Author Richard Bennett Session 2022 Session House Bill 530 would adjust the salary schedule for Mississippi public school teachers to provide a raise of at least $4,000 for all teachers, as well as a raise of up to $6,000 for some early career teachers. This would bring the starting salary for a…

Committee Education Author Kevin Felsher Session 2022 Session House Bill 1059 would adjust criteria for teacher licensure in a number of ways, including the addition of a performance-based route for bypassing subject matter competency requirements. Other changes include allowing the State Board of Education to set qualifying scores and a minimum GPA for licensure, as…

Committee Education; Appropriations Author Dennis DeBar Session 2022 Session Senate Bill 2415 allows for possible amendments to Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), the funding formula for public schools in Mississippi. As written, the only change under SB 2415 is that excused absences would no longer count towards “average daily attendance” (ADA) for districts. However, as…

Committee Education; Appropriations Author Kent McCarty and Zakiya Summers Session 2022 Session HB 1246 would permanently raise the funding rate for Early Learning Collaboratives to $2,500 per child for full-day programs and $1,250 per child for half-day programs. Under HB 1246, the state legislature would also be required to increase, when the funds are available,…

Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar, Jr. Session 2022 Session SB 2424 would give school districts the option to implement a bimonthly payroll system, allowing teachers to receive paychecks twice a month. Currently, state law requires Mississippi school districts to pay teachers once a month. Opting-in to a bimonthly payroll system would provide teachers with two…