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MS HB1211
MS HB1211School attendance officers; revise title, salary and responsibilities of related to dropout prevention.
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Introduced
01/19/2026
01/19/2026
In Committee
01/19/2026
01/19/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Amend Sections 37-13-80, 37-13-81, 37-13-83, 37-13-85, 37-13-87, 37-13-89, 37-13-91 And 37-13-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Names Of The Offices Of Dropout Prevention And Compulsory School Attendance To Reflect New Designations As The Office Of Student Success And Graduation And The Office Of Educational Participation, Respectively; To Assign The New Title To Individuals Who Served In The Role Of School Attendance Officers, To Now Being Referred To As Student Success And Graduation Coaches, And Their District Supervisors' Title Being Changed To Student Success And Graduation Regional Coordinators; To Revise The Minimum Salary Schedule For Student Success And Graduation Coaches Based On Education And Years Of Experience; To Revise Employment Qualifications For Student Success And Graduation Coaches; To Revise The Responsibilities And Duties Of Student Success And Graduation Coaches; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-92, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill renames and restructures offices and roles related to school attendance and dropout prevention, shifting the focus to student success and educational participation. The Office of Dropout Prevention is now the Office of Student Success and Graduation, and the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement is now the Office of Educational Participation. Individuals previously known as school attendance officers will now be called Student Success and Graduation Coaches, and their supervisors will be Student Success and Graduation Regional Coordinators. The bill also revises the minimum salary schedule for these coaches based on education and experience, updates employment qualifications, and expands their responsibilities to include strategies for increasing graduation rates and reducing chronic absenteeism, which is defined as being absent for 10% or more of instructional days. Additionally, the bill clarifies the definition of a "school day" for attendance purposes and introduces new requirements for school districts to monitor and address chronic absenteeism through intervention strategies and family engagement.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 02/03/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1211.xml |
| BillText | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1211IN.htm |
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