House Bill 1143: Interim Superintendents During the Return to Local Control

Committee Education Author Kent McCarty Session 2025 Session Latest Action On March 4, HB 1143 died in the Senate Education Committee.  Explanation of the Bill The State Board of Education (SBE) can place local school districts into conservatorship, also known as a District of Transformation,  if they fail to meet state accreditation requirements. The reasons…

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House Bill 1143: Interim Superintendents During the Return to Local Control

House Bill 1610: Transfer of School Attendance Officers

Committee Education Author Jansen Owen Session 2025 Session Latest Action On March 4, HB 1610 died in the Senate Education and Senate Appropriations Committees.  Explanation of the Bill School Attendance Officers (SAOs) are responsible for enforcing the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law in local school districts, meaning these employees are tasked with everything from making…

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House Bill 1610: Transfer of School Attendance Officers

Senate Bill 2618: School Attendance Officers

Committee Education Author DeBar Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2618 died on the calendar on March 12. Explanation of the Bill School Attendance Officers (SAOs) are responsible for enforcing the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law in local school districts, meaning these employees are tasked with everything from making home visits to appearing in court…

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Senate Bill 2618: School Attendance Officers

House Bill 1630: Funding Formula Technical Amendments

Committee Education Author Roberson Session 2025 Session Latest Action Conferees failed to file a conference report by the 3/31 deadline, causing this bill to die in conference. Explanation of the Bill As amended by the Senate, House Bill 1630 makes amendments to the Mississippi Student Funding Formula.  In addition, it makes amendments to laws around…

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House Bill 1630: Funding Formula Technical Amendments

House Bill 1435: School Portability (Open Enrollment)

Committee Education Author Jansen Owen Session 2025 Session Latest Action On February 6, the House amended and passed HB 1435. The bill will now be transmitted to the Senate Explanation of the Bill The committee substitute for House Bill 1435 would make it easier for students to transfer from one public school district to another. …

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House Bill 1435: School Portability (Open Enrollment)

Senate Bill 2616: Funding Formula Technical Amendments

Committee Education Author DeBar Session 2025 Session Latest Action SB 2616 died in the House Education Committee on March 4.  Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2616 makes technical amendments to relevant code to refer to the Mississippi Student Funding Formula. It also makes a substantive correction to the definition of net enrollment for determining…

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Senate Bill 2616: Funding Formula Technical Amendments