Committee Education; Appropriations Author Kent McCarty Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House Appropriations A Committee failed to vote on HB 1672 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1672 would expand eligibility for the Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment Program to include teachers regardless…
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Committee Education Author Kent McCarty Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 2, the Senate Education Committee failed to vote on HB 1670, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill This bill has a companion bill, SB 2246, in the Senate. The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) is designed to provide…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Kent McCarty Session 2024 Session Latest Action On April 20, the Governor signed HB 1669 into law. Explanation of the Bill This bill has a companion bill, SB 2407, in the House. House Bill 1669 expands the allowable qualifications for assistant teachers in the state’s early learning collaboratives, the state-funded pre-K program….
Read MoreCommittee Education; Appropriations A Author Rob Robertson Session 2024 Session Latest Action The House failed to vote on HB 1449 prior to the March 14 deadline, causing this bill to die on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill A s amended in committee, House Bill 1449 would establish a study committee to “determine the feasibility…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Rob Roberson Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate failed to take action on HB 1453 by the April 2 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. However, Senate Bill 2332, as amended by the House, includes similar language to HB 1453. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 1453 would replace…
Read MoreCommittee Finance Author Brice Wiggins Session 2024 Session Latest Action On March 27, SB 2475 died in committee. Explanation of the Bill Background Early Learning Collaboratives (ELCs) are high-quality, state-funded four-year-old pre-K programs that are required to have at least two partners, one school district and one Head Start, but they may also have private…
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