Committee Ways and Means Author Trey Lamar Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate Finance Committee failed to take action on HB 1982 by the April 16 deadline, causing this bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1982 would establish the Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety (MS ROSS) Act, creating…
Read More
Committee Appropriations Author John Read and Randy P. Boyd Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Governor signed HB 1704 into law on April 8. Explanation of the Bill HB 1704 revises and clarifies appropriations to a number of state agencies, including the Mississippi Department of Education. Early Learning Collaboratives Early Learning Collaboratives (ELCs) are high-quality,…
Read MoreThis post is part of our ongoing analysis of 2024 education legislation. See our bill tracker here for all analyses. Mississippi First has spent the last year closely researching the impact of MAEP on districts throughout the state in order to determine how best to direct additional resources to students with the greatest needs. Having…
Read More
Committee Education Author Kenty McCarty Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 25, the Governor signed HB 1696 into law. Explanation of the Bill The strike-all amendment for House Bill 1696 would revise provisions related to the state takeover of struggling school districts. It would abolish the Mississippi Recovery School District and Mississippi Achievement School…
Read MoreThis post is part of our ongoing analysis of 2024 education legislation. See our bill tracker here for all analyses. In the 2024 legislative session, lawmakers have introduced two separate school funding proposals that each promise to inject at least an additional $200 million into funding for public education in Mississippi, with the House plan…
Read More
Committee Education; Appropriations Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On May 13, the Governor signed HB 1450 into law. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1450 would allow Mississippi to enter the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact (ITMC), which is an initiative that was created to ease the process of transferring a teaching license…
Read More