Conferees from the House and Senate met this morning for the first official conference committee meeting for House Bill 530. Though the meeting ended without a final deal, there may finally be a teacher pay raise proposal that both chambers can agree on. How did we get here? HB 530—the only teacher pay raise bill…
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Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar, Jr. Session 2022 Session Conferees failed to produce a conference report amenable to a majority of conferees by the March 28 deadline. SB 2423 is now dead. However, the supplemental endorsement provision of SB 2423 has been added to the final version of HB 1388, which was signed into law…
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Committee Workforce Development; Education Author Philip Gunn Session 2022 Session House Bill 1388, also known as the Comprehensive Career and Technical Education Reform Act, would enact a number of measures intended to promote the career and technical education (CTE) pathway as a viable option for students in Mississippi public schools. These measures include implementing a…
Read MoreCommittee Education; Appropriations Author Dennis DeBar Session 2022 Session Senate Bill 2430 would create the Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program to provide interest-free loans to K-12 public schools as well as public community and junior colleges across Mississippi for the purpose of improving educational facilities. The bill would deposit $200 million in the newly-created…
Read MoreOne way to show we value teachers is to pay them fairly. It’s time to make the teacher pay raise a reality. Currently, the teacher pay bill (HB 530) is in conference. This means both the House and the Senate have announced conferees, and they are now working together to come up with a compromise…
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Mississippi public school teachers can breathe a collective sigh of relief, at least for a little while longer: a bill to provide a much-needed raise has survived a key legislative deadline. On March 1, the Senate Education and Appropriations Committees passed an amended HB 530, which now includes the Senate’s proposed salary schedule as well…
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