Committee Education; Judiciary A Author Angela Hill Session 2023 Session Latest Action On April 11, the Governor signed SB 2079 into law. It will take effect on July 1, 2023. As amended in conference and approved by the House, Senate, and Governor, SB 2079 remains similar to the versions initially passed by the Senate and…
Committee Judiciary B Author Nick Bain Session 2023 Session Latest Action The House failed to take action on HB 532 by the February 9 deadline, causing this bill to die on the calendar. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 532 would establish the “School Safety Guardian Program,” creating a framework for participating school districts to…
Editor’s Note: This post is one in an ongoing series of posts dedicated to early education policy in Mississippi. *** By Micayla Tatum I Director of Early Childhood Policy The educator pipeline crisis, which Mississippi First has researched extensively, also affects childcare centers, Head Start, and public school pre-K programs. In short, finding early childhood teachers is as…
The 2023 legislative session will run from Tuesday, January 3, 2023, until April 4, 2023. All general bills and constitutional amendments must be introduced by Jan. 16. To see details about bills introduced this session and track their progress, check out our tracker below. Throughout the session, we update and provide an analysis of each…
Editor’s Note: This post is the first in an ongoing series of posts dedicated to early education policy in Mississippi. *** By Micayla Tatum I Director of Early Childhood Policy This past summer, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi First, and other partners convened early childhood providers and advocates with the goal of centering provider voices…
