Bill > HB1320

This bill grants local school boards in Mississippi the discretionary authority to provide transportation for students who live less than one mile from their assigned school if specific safety risks are identified, expanding upon existing laws that generally require students to live at least one mile away to be eligible for transportation. The bill clarifies that these safety risks can include factors such as heavily trafficked roads without sidewalks, crossing major roadways, areas with documented crime or human trafficking activity, hazardous industrial zones or railroad crossings, or any other condition deemed a significant safety risk by the local school board. Additionally, it allows for temporary or emergency transportation for students who don't normally qualify if an imminent threat to their safety is documented.

Education

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1320.xml