Committee Education Author Chuck Younger, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, John Polk, Kevin Blackwell, Dean Kirby Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 11, SB 2556 was referred to the House Education Committee. Explanation of the Bill This bill has a companion bill, HB 1042, in the Senate. Senate Bill 2556 adds language to the Early Learning…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2246: Technical Updates to MAEP
Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 11, SB 2246 was referred to the House Education Committee. Explanation of the Bill This bill has a companion bill, HB 1670, in the House. The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) is designed to provide 100% of the average salary for each approved…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1702: Critical Shortage Stipend
Committee Education; Appropriations Author Kent McCarty Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House Education and Appropriations A Committees failed to vote on HB 1702 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1702 would provide a $2,000 salary supplement to licensed teachers in districts designated…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1694: Insurance Premiums for State Employees with Dependents
Committee Insurance; Appropriations A Author Kent McCarty Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House Insurance and Appropriations A Committees failed to vote on HB 1694 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1694 would reduce premium contributions for eligible dependents by 50% on the…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2889: Expand the ELC Tax Credit to Three-Year-Old Programs
Committee Education; Finance Author Nicole Boyd Session 2024 Session Latest Action On February 19, SB 2889 was referred to the Senate Education and Senate Finance Committee. Explanation of the Bill Early Learning Collaboratives (ELCs) are high-quality, state-funded pre-K programs for four-year-olds that must have at least two partners, one school district and one Head Start,…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1683: Amendments to Charter School Act of 2013
Committee Education Author Jansen Owen Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 13, the House adopted and amended the committee substitute for HB 1683. As amended, the bill contains a “reverse repealer,” meaning that it would never take effect. The legislature uses reverse repealers to ensure that a bill must go to conference and be…
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