Committee Education Author John Faulkner Session 2025 Session Latest Action The House failed to vote on HB 857 by the 2/13 deadline, causing this bill to die on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 857 would expand the Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA), which is currently targeted towards students in kindergarten through third grade,…
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Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1617 died in committee on March 4. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1617 would establish the Tim Tebow Act, which would authorize homeschool students to participate in public school extracurricular activities. The bill defines extracurricular activities as any school-authorized sport or activity sanctioned…
Read MoreCommittee Finance Author Brice Wiggins Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2813 died in committee on February 26. Explanation of the Bill SB 2813 creates a tax credit for parents who pay for their children to attend a childcare provider in an early learning collaborative (ELC) program. Because the ELC program requires matching funds, some…
Read MoreCommittee Education; Finance Author Education; Finance Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2148 died in committee on February 26. 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, but may also have private or parochial…
Read MoreCommittee Public Health and Human Services Author William Tracy Arnold Session 2025 Session Latest Action On January 15, HB 563 was referred to the House Public Health and Human Services Committee. Explanation of the Bill HB 563 exempts religious childcare facilities from childcare licensure if they operate as part of a local church ministry or…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Kent McCarty Session 2025 Session Latest Action On March 4, HB 1142 died in the Senate Education Committee. Explanation of the Bill HB 1142 requires all public charter school pre-K teachers in Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) grant-funded pre-K classrooms to meet the same qualifications as traditional public school pre-K teachers in…
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