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MS HB874

MS HB874
Mississippi Scholarship Act; create to provide scholarships to K-12 public school students.

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Introduced
01/17/2022
In Committee
01/17/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/01/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Create New Section 37-189-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The "mississippi Scholarship Act (msa)"; To Create New Section 37-189-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 37-189-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Board And To Provide For Appointments To The Board; To Create New Section 37-189-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Board's Powers; To Create New Section 37-189-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Program To Provide Funds To Public School Parents For Selecting The Educational Option That Meets The Education Needs Of The Parent's Child; To Create New Section 37-189-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Scholarship Program Fund And The Mississippi Scholarship Program Expense Fund In The State Treasury; To Create New Section 37-189-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe Qualifying Expenses For Which Funds Deposited Into A Mississippi Scholarship Account May Be Used; To Create New Section 37-189-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Parent To Annually Renew An Eligible Student's Mississippi Scholarship; To Create New Section 37-189-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prescribe The Duties Of The Mississippi Scholarship Board Relating To The Administration Of Scholarship Accounts; To Create New Section 37-189-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Arrange For The Auditing Of Individual Scholarship Accounts And Education Service Providers; To Create New Section 37-189-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Requirements For Education Service Providers Accepting Payments From A Scholarship Account; To Create New Section 37-189-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A School District In Which A Scholarship Recipient Was Last Enrolled To Provide An Education Service Provider With A Copy Of The Student's Records; To Create New Section 37-189-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Absolve Public Entities From Any Liability Based On The Award Of A Mississippi Scholarship; To Create New Section 37-189-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Governor To Include Funding For The Scholarship Account Program In The Governor's Annual Budget Request For The State Department Of Education; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Mississippi Scholarship Act (MSA) to provide scholarships to K-12 public school students in Mississippi. The key provisions include: - Establishing the Mississippi Scholarship Board, which administers the program and consists of state officials and appointed parent members. - Defining eligible recipients as Mississippi residents enrolled in or eligible for public K-12 schools. - Creating the Mississippi Scholarship Program to provide funds to parents to select educational options that meet their child's needs, including public school classes, private school tuition, tutoring, and other educational expenses. - Setting up the Mississippi Scholarship Program Fund and Expense Fund in the state treasury to hold and administer the scholarship funds. - Requiring parents to annually renew their child's scholarship and allowing partial participation in public schools. - Authorizing the Board to audit scholarship accounts and education service providers, and remove participants for non-compliance. - Absolving the state and school districts from liability related to the scholarship program. - Requiring the Governor to include funding for the scholarship program in the annual state budget. The goal of the bill is to provide parents more flexibility and choice in how their child's K-12 education is funded and delivered.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died In Committee (on 02/01/2022)

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