All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2588
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Legal Holidays By Removing Confederate Memorial Day And Designating The Nineteenth Day Of June As Juneteenth Freedom Day; To Clarify When A Legal Holiday Will Be Celebrated If The Holiday Falls On A Saturday Or Sunday; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2589
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 19-5-17, 19-5-21, 19-5-22, 21-19-2 And 27-41-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Concern County Garbage Collection And Liens, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2590
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require The Discontinuation Of End-of-course Subject Area Testing In Public High Schools For 11th And 12th Grades; To Require The Department To Secure Approval From The United States Department Of Education To Allow Nationally Recognized College-readiness And Career-readiness Exams, Such As, But Not Limited To, The Act And Act Workkeys Assessment, To Serve As Compliance With Any Federal Testing Requirements; To Require All High School Students To Take A Nationally Recognized College-readiness And Career-readiness Tests, Such As The Act And Act Workkeys Assessments; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The "a" Through "f" School And School District Accountability System Shall Include Student Performance On The Administration Of A College-readiness Assessment, Such As, But Not Limited To, The Act, Deemed Appropriate By The Department Of Education; To Amend Sections 37-16-3, 37-16-7, 37-16-17, 37-3-49, 37-15-38 And 37-35-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2591
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/10/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt School Districts From Certain Bid Procurement Requirements For The Purchase Of Electronic Devices Such As Laptops, Tablets And Computer Peripherals; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2592
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Alter The School District Boundaries Lines Of Two School Districts Impacted By The John C. Stennis Space Center Buffer Zone, To Return The Area Of The Buffer Zone To The School District Of The County Wherein The Space Center Is Located; To Amend Sections 37-7-103 And 37-7-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 37-7-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Course Of Judicial Review For Parties Aggrieved By The Alteration Of The School District Boundary Lines; To Bring Forward Sections 37-7-201, 37-7-203, 37-7-204, 37-7-207, 37-7-208, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217 And 37-7-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Selection, Election And Qualification Of School Board Members And Other Related Provisions, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2593
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 37-28-1, 37-28-3, 37-28-5, 37-28-7, 37-28-9, 37-28-11, 37-28-13, 37-28-15, 37-28-17, 37-28-19, 37-28-21, 37-28-23, 37-28-25, 37-28-27, 37-28-29, 37-28-31, 37-28-33, 37-28-35, 37-28-37, 37-28-39, 37-28-41, 37-28-43, 37-28-45, 37-28-47, 37-28-49, 37-28-51, 37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-28-57, 37-28-59 And 37-28-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2594
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The "our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law"; To Require That When Any Child Applies For Admission Or Enrollment In Any Public School In The State, The Child's Parent, Legal Guardian Or Legal Custodian Shall Receive Notice On The School Registration Form Of The Importance That His Or Her Child Receives A Medical And Dental Physical; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2595
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To A Create The Educational Counselor, Psychologist And Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program, To Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Financial Assistance Board; To Provide For The Qualifications For Applicants Under The Loan Repayment Programs; To Establish Funds For The Loan Repayment Programs; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Licensed School Psychologist Who Has Acquired Nationally Certified School Psychologist Credentials From The National School Psychology Certification Board, And Who Is Employed By A Local School Board Or The State Board Of Education As A School Psychologist And Not As An Administrator, Shall Be Eligible For An Annual $6,000.00 Salary Supplement, Plus Fringe Benefits; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2596
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/10/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 431, Laws Of 2024, To Extend The Operation Of The Mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force For One Additional Year; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations To The Mississippi Legislature On Or Before October 1, 2025; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report Due On Or Before October 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2597
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/10/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act Titled The "mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Act Of 2025"; To Establish An Executive Committee Of The Interagency Coordinating Council For Children And Youth (icccy); To Provide For The Composition Of The Executive Committee; To Specify The Executive Committee's Coordinating Responsibilities Related To The General Mental Health And Well-being Of Children And Adolescents; To Provide For The Dissemination Of Recommendations And Information Compiled By The Executive Committee; To Amend Section 43-13-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 43-14-3 And 43-14-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2598
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any Person Who Was Employed As A Public School Teacher Or Administrator At The Time Of Retirement, Has Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Is Receiving A Retirement Allowance, And Holds The Applicable Educator License, To Be Employed As A Teacher In A School District After Retirement, And Choose To Continue Receiving The Retirement Allowance In Addition To A Salary, Along With The Local Contribution Of The District In Which The Retiree Is Employed; To Remove The Requirement Of Having At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service; To Authorize The School District To Allocate, As Salary And Assessment Of A Retired Teacher Returning To Work As A Teacher, Up To 150% Of The Amount Provided Under The Salary Schedule Comparable To The Years Of Service And License Type Of The Teacher; To Provide That Local Education Agencies May Pay, From Local Education Funding, All Or A Portion Of The Health Insurance Premiums For Retired Employees Returning To Work As Teachers; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2599
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-181-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Parent, Guardian, Eligible School, Or Educational Service Provider May Request Reimbursement For Qualifying Expenses After A Student Returns To A Public School In The Student's Home School District; To Provide That Any Funds Remaining After Reimbursement Requests Have Been Processed Shall Be Distributed To The Student's Home School District; To Distribute Funds From A Closed Education Scholarship Account (esa) To The State General Fund If The State Department Of Education Does Not Receive A Reimbursement Request By June 30; To Amend Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Each Student's Esa Shall Be Funded At An Amount Equivalent To The Student Base Amount Under The Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-181-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Implement An Application Or Authorization Process To Determine The Eligibility Of Nonpublic Schools To Participate In The Esa Program; To Amend Section 37-181-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Eligible Schools To Advise Parents Of Students Who Qualify For Other Scholarship Programs To Apply For Those Programs Instead Of The Esa Program; To Require Participating Students To Take The Same Assessment At The Beginning And The End Of The School Year; To Limit The Types Of Assessments Students Are Required To Take; To Provide A Measure Of Flexibility If The Standard Assessment Types Are Inappropriate Due To The Severity Of The Student's Disability; To Amend Section 37-181-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Eligible Schools, Or The Parent Or Guardian Who Submitted The Esa Application, To Submit Information About Special Education Services To The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2600
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Create The Mental Awareness Program For Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Trauma-informed Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental Health Services Provider Per 250 Students; To Authorize Underfunded And Understaffed Schools To Employ One School Counselor To Service All The Schools In The Employing School District; To Provide For The Distribution Of Time And Duties Within Such Districts; To Require School Counselors Or School-based Mental Health Services Providers To Create A Trauma-informed Team For Each School; To Require School Districts And Public Charter Schools To Report The Number And Placement Of School Counselors In The District To The Department Of Education; To Authorize School Districts To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With A Nationally Recognized Social Work Consortium And Certain State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Place Master's Level Graduate Students Into Schools As School Counselors Under A Supervised Internship Program; To Create New Section 37-9-80, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Department Of Education, In Collaboration With The Department Of Mental Health, To Create A Toolkit To Assist Schools In Implementing Trauma-informed Approaches; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2601
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-181-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Parent, Guardian, Eligible School, Or Educational Service Provider May Request Reimbursement For Qualifying Expenses Under The Education Scholarship Account (esa) Program After A Student Returns To A Public School In The Student's Home School District; To Provide That, Upon A Student's Return To The Home School District, Any Funds Remaining In The Student's Esa After Reimbursement Requests Have Been Processed Shall Be Distributed To The Home District; To Distribute Funds From A Closed Esa To The State General Fund At The End Of The School Year If The Student Has Not Returned To The Home District; To Amend Section 37-181-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Limit On New Enrollment In The Esa Program Of 500 Additional Students Per Year; To Provide That Each Student's Esa Shall Be Funded At An Amount Equivalent To The Student Base Amount Under The Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-181-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authorization Of The State Department Of Education To Deduct An Amount Up To A Limit Of 6% From Appropriations Used To Fund Esas To Cover The Costs Of Overseeing The Funds And Administering The Esa Program; To Require The State Department Of Education To Implement An Application Or Authorization Process To Determine The Eligibility Of Nonpublic Schools To Participate In The Esa Program; To Amend Section 37-181-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Eligible Schools To Advise Parents Of Students Who Qualify For Other Scholarship Programs To Apply For Those Programs Instead Of The Esa Program; To Require Participating Students To Take The Same Assessment At The Beginning And The End Of The School Year; To Limit The Types Of Assessments Students Are Required To Take; To Provide A Measure Of Flexibility If The Standard Assessment Types Are Inappropriate Due To The Severity Of The Student's Disability; To Amend Section 37-181-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Eligible Schools, Or The Parent Or Guardian Who Submitted The Esa Application, To Submit Information About Special Education Services To The State Department Of Education; To Bring Forward Sections 37-181-1, 37-181-3, 37-181-11, 37-181-13, 37-181-19, 37-181-21 And 37-181-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2602
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Require That Each School District Report To The State Department Of Education Certain Information Related To Student Transfer Requests; To Require The Department Of Education To Adopt A Policy And System For Reporting And To Make The Information In The District Reports Available To Each District; To Bring Forward Sections 37-15-29, 37-15-31 And 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.