All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2603
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 75-71-601, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Securities Investor Education Fund, Into Which Shall Be Deposited Monies Derived From Late Penalties On Certain Notice Filing Fees For Federal Covered Securities; To Provide That, At The End Of A Fiscal Year, 50% Of The Amount In The Special Fund Shall Lapse Into The State General Fund, And The Remaining 50% Shall Remain In The Special Fund; To Authorize The Administrator, At Any Time, To Deposit Any Amount Of Monies In The Special Fund Into The State General Fund; To Provide That The Expenditure Of Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Under The Direction Of The Administrator; To Authorize The Administrator To Use Monies In The Fund To Implement Certain Investor Education Initiatives; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2604
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Impose Conditions On A School Board's Authority To Regulate Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Expend Funds For Certain Purposes; To Provide For The Creation Of A Special Committee Consisting Of Three Members Of The State Board Of Education And Four Legislative Appointees To Study The Oversight And Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities And To Decide, By January 1, 2026, Whether The Regulation Shall Be Accomplished By A Private Not-for-profit Corporation Created By The Seven-member Committee Or By Any Not-for-profit Corporation Currently Involved In The Regulation Of School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities; To Restrict The School Board's Authority To Pay Funds Under Their Control To Organizations That Currently Regulate School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities; To Prohibit Any Such Not-for-profit Established For The Purpose Of Regulating Public High School Athletics And Extracurricular Activities From Denying Member Schools From Competing Against Nonmember Schools When It Is The Desire Of Said Schools To Compete One Against The Other; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2605
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Refer
2/18/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Create New Section 37-13-56, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning In The 2026-2027 School Year, Every Public And Charter School Within The State Shall Teach Civics Courses Starting In The 8th Grade And Before The Completion Of 12th Grade; To Provide The Aim And Content Of Such Courses; To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Prescribe The Course Of Study And Shall Update Course Standards To Align With Current Civics Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2606
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/10/25
Failed
3/31/25
An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Receive Repayments On Approved Loans From The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program; To Direct The Department Of Education To Provide The Department Of Finance And Administration With All Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program Terms Of Repayment And Balances Owed From School Districts; To Direct The Department Of Finance And Administration To Deposit Those Repayments Into The Education Enhancement Fund; To Provide That, If A School District Is In Arrears On Loan Repayments, The Department Of Education Shall Remit The Amount Owed To The Department Of Finance And Administration And Shall Withhold That Amount From Future Payments Of Total Funding Formula Funds To The School District; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer To The Education Enhancement Fund All Remaining Funds In The Educational Facilities Revolving Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2607
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Standardize References To Orton-gillingham Based Dyslexia Therapy Training Programs Approved By The State Department Of Education For Purposes Of The Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2608
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Limit Political Contributions By Corporations To $1,000.00 Per Calendar Year; To Provide That Any Contribution Over $1,000.00 Per Calendar Year Shall Be Returned To The Donor, Or If Returning The Excess Amount Is Not Possible, Then The Excess Shall Be Deposited Into The Election Support Fund; To Prohibit A Candidate, Candidate Committee Or Political Committee From Expending A Corporate Donation For The Portion That Exceeds $1,000.00; To Repeal Sections 97-13-15 And 97-13-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibited Political Contributions By Corporations And Penalized Illegal Corporate Contributions; To Amend Section 79-29-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2609
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Regional Early/middle College High School Act Of 2025"; To Declare The Legislative Purposes Of Regional Early/middle College High Schools In Mississippi; To Define Terms And Phrases Used In The Act; To Initiate The Development Of Rules And Regulations For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Establish That The Location Of Early/middle College High Schools Be On The Campus Of Post-secondary Institutions; To Provide Guidance For The Governing Board For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Prescribe A Funding Structure For Regional Early/middle College High Schools That Would Allow Per-pupil State And Federal Funding To Transfer From The State Department Of Education To The Post-secondary Institutions For The Purposes Of Supporting Regional Early/middle College High School Students; To Prescribe Standards For The Establishment Of Early/middle College High Schools; To Allow Post-secondary Institutions To Initiate And Govern Early/middle College High School; To Establish Requirements Relating To The Enrollment Of Students In Regional Early/middle College High School Residing In The State Of Mississippi And A Lottery Process For Selecting Students When Capacity Is Insufficient To Enroll All Students Desiring To Attend An Early/middle College High School; To Establish Publicity Expectations; To Demonstrate Adherence To The Statewide Accountability And Accreditation Standards; To Ensure Nondiscriminatory Practices; To Establish Eligibility Guidelines For Extracurricular Activities And Opportunities; To Ensure The Granting Of Certain Waivers That May Impede School Innovations; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2610
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Regional Early/middle College High School Act Of 2025"; To Declare The Legislative Purposes Of Regional Early/middle College High Schools In Mississippi; To Define Terms And Phrases Used In The Act; To Initiate The Development Of Rules And Regulations For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Establish That The Location Of Early/middle College High Schools Be On The Campus Of Post-secondary Institutions; To Provide Guidance For The Governing Board For Regional Early/middle College High Schools; To Prescribe A Funding Structure For Regional Early/middle College High Schools That Would Allow Per-pupil State And Federal Funding To Transfer From The State Department Of Education To The Post-secondary Institutions For The Purposes Of Supporting Regional Early/middle College High School Students; To Prescribe Standards For The Establishment Of Early/middle College High Schools; To Allow Post-secondary Institutions To Initiate And Govern Early/middle College High School; To Establish Requirements Relating To The Enrollment Of Students In Regional Early/middle College High School Residing In The State Of Mississippi And A Lottery Process For Selecting Students When Capacity Is Insufficient To Enroll All Students Desiring To Attend An Early/middle College High School; To Establish Publicity Expectations; To Demonstrate Adherence To The Statewide Accountability And Accreditation Standards; To Ensure Nondiscriminatory Practices; To Establish Eligibility Guidelines For Extracurricular Activities And Opportunities; To Ensure The Granting Of Certain Waivers That May Impede School Innovations; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2611
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Professional School Counselors To Abide By The American School Counselor Association Code Of Ethics; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2612
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 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Requirements For Obtaining Standard Educator Licenses Through Both The Traditional And The Nontraditional Teaching Routes; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2613
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act Titled The "mississippi Parental Assistance Ombudsman Act"; To Establish The Office Of The Ombudsman For Parental Assistance Within The State Department Of Education; To Provide For The Appointment Of The Ombudsman By The State Superintendent Of Education With The Approval Of The State Board Of Education; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Report To The State Superintendent Of Education; To Establish The Minimum Educational Qualifications And Work Experience, Together With Knowledge, Competencies And Responsibilities, Required For The Ombudsman Position; To Provide For Confidentiality Of Ombudsman Office Records, And To Exempt Such Records From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Allow The Ombudsman Office To Seek And Accept Certain Grants, Gifts Or Other Funds To Support Its Operations; To Authorize The Department Of Education To Adopt Any Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2614
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 37-11-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Use Of Corporal Punishment In Public And Charter Schools To Discipline A Student; To Provide That Any Employee Who Violates The Corporal Punishment Prohibition Shall Be Held Liable For Civil Damages Suffered As A Result Of The Administration Of Corporal Punishment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2615
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-91 And 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Provisions Of The Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law Are Fully Applicable To Kindergarten-age Children; To Require Such Kindergarten-age Children To Attend Licensed Public, Parochial, Nonpublic Or Homeschool Kindergarten Programs; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2616
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Engrossed
2/6/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Amend Sections 25-11-126, 37-23-31, 37-23-33, 37-61-33, 37-151-207 And 37-159-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Statutory Language To Reflect The Current Total Funding Formula; To Amend Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Student Funding Formula To Include Students In The Seventh And Eighth Grades In The Multiplier Applicable To Students Enrolled In A Career And Technical Education Course; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2617
Introduced
1/20/25
Refer
1/20/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Bring Forward Section 37-28-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Payments To Charter Schools From The State Department Of Education, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.