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Committee Education Author Becky Currie Session 2025 Session Latest Action On March 4, HB 1417 died in the Senate Education and Senate Appropriations Committee.  Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for House Bill 1417 would require the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to distribute copies of the book “One Mississippi” to all public school…

Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1434 died in committee on March 4.  Explanation of the Bill As amended, House Bill 1434 would create the Institutional Aeronautics, Geospatial, Engineering, Nursing, and Technical Skills (AGENTS) of Excellence Proposal Act. The goal of this initiative would be to create “regional innovative academic…

Committee Education Author Jansen Owen Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1522 died in committee on March 4. Explanation of the Bill HB 1522 would authorize school districts to sell district-issued electronic equipment to graduating seniors at the residual value of the equipment. Under current law, local school boards are allowed to adopt policies allowing…

Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2025 Session Latest Action HB 1621 died in committee on March 4.  Explanation of the Bill As amended, House Bill 1621 would expand allowable uses for CTE grant funds.  The current law requires the Department of Education to pay a CTE incentive grant of $600 to public schools for…

Committee Education Author Briggs Hopson Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2151 died in the House Education Committee on March 4.  Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for Senate Bill 2151 would require public school districts and charter schools to adopt a policy banning or restricting students’ cell phone use by January 1, 2026….

Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2176 died in the House Education Committee on March 4. Explanation of the Bill The State Board of Education (SBE) can place local school districts into a conservatorship, also known as a District of Transformation, if they fail to meet state accreditation requirements. The…