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This bill amends Mississippi's charter school funding law to require a charter school to transfer a proportionate amount of total funding formula funds back to a student's home school district if the student disenrolls from the charter school after the third month of the school year and returns to their home district. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection (7) to Section 37-28-55, which mandates that when a student leaves a charter school mid-year, the charter school must pay the home school district a pro-rata share of the funding it received for that student, calculated by subtracting the funds corresponding to the months the student was actually enrolled in the charter school. This provision ensures that school districts are not financially disadvantaged when students transfer out of charter schools after the initial enrollment periods. The bill will go into effect on July 1, 2025, giving school districts and charter schools time to prepare for the new funding adjustment mechanism. The goal appears to be creating a more equitable funding transfer system that prevents charter schools from retaining funds for students who are no longer enrolled in their programs.

Education

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0334.xml