Bill > HB160

This bill mandates that every public school district in Mississippi must employ at least one vocal music instructor and one instrumental music instructor to provide music education at the elementary school level. If a district has multiple elementary schools and cannot hire enough instructors for each, these instructors will rotate between schools to ensure that elementary students receive at least 40 minutes of music instruction per week, based on state music frameworks. Additionally, the bill amends existing law to clarify that local school boards' power to introduce public school music instruction now includes a requirement that any music instruction at the elementary level must comply with these new minimum standards. This legislation is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.