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…
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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,…
Read MoreCommittee 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…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Dennis DeBar, Jr. Session 2022 ExplanationSB 2422 would require local school districts to issue procurement cards to public school teachers no later than September 1 of each year. Teachers are currently supposed to receive procurement cards—which allow them to purchase school supplies using a predetermined amount of state funds—at the start of…
Read MoreThe 2021 legislative session has now come to a close. There are still certain bills that are awaiting the Governor’s signature. We will continue to update this post accordingly.
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Updated on 3/12/2020 at 12:30 PM CST: The Senate voted unanimously to pass SB2864 on March 4, 2020. It has now been transmitted to the House. Today, the Senate Education Committee voted to extend the Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program and remove the requirement that the program be administered in conjunction with the Federal National…
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