Committee Education Author Fred Shanks Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 9, the Senate amended HB 765. The bill awaits concurrence by the House. It contains a reverse repealer, which means the House will likely invite conference. As amended by the Senate, the bill brings forward the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant Program for…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2691: Inter-District Student Transfers
Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 13, SB 2691 was recommitted to committee and died in committee. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2691 would ease the process of student transfers between traditional public school districts by removing the requirement that a student’s home district must approve their release,…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2690: Charter School Funding
Committee Education Author Dennis DeBar Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House failed to vote on SB 2690 by the April 10 deadline, causing this bill to die. Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for SB 2690 would delete the provision of the law that requires the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board (MCSAB) to be…
Read MoreSenate Bill 2062: AI in Education Task Force
Committee Education; Technology Author Chris Johnson Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House failed to vote on SB 2062 by the April 10 deadline, causing this bill to die on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for SB 2062 would create a task force to study potential applications of, and develop policy…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1192: Virtual Public Schools
Committee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 10, the Senate amended and passed HB 1192. The amendment added language to the bill that would establish a Modified School Calendar Grant Program through which districts could apply for grants to offset the initial costs of implementing a modified (“year-round”) school calendar….
Read MoreSenate Bill 2685: Reemployment of Retired Teachers
Committee Education Author David Parker Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House Appropriations Committee failed to take action on SB 2685 by the April 2 deadline, causing this bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2685 would authorize retired teachers to work in a critical shortage area for a reduced salary…
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