Legislative Analysis HB 1944 – Private School Funding House Bill 1944, introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives on February 16, 2026, increases significantly the amount of state funding diverted to private schools via Children’s Promise Act tax credits. The bill ramps up state funding going to private schools to $20-million or more annually, with […]
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Legislative Analysis HB 2 – School Choice and Other Provisions House Bill 2, titled “Mississippi Education Freedom Act,” was introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives on January 7, 2026. A committee substitute version of the bill passed the House on January 15. Following are key provisions of the bill: Creates a broad new voucher
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Federal Legislation 2025 HR 1 – Federal budget reconciliation bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Includes a measure (titled Qualified Elementary and Secondary Education Scholarships or vouchers) creating new, permanent federal income tax credits for donations to “scholarship
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Children’s Promise Act: Tax Credits for Private School Donations Subsidizing Private Education for Wealthy Families By allowing tax credits for contributions to private schools, the Legislature is telling taxpayers, “You can just write a check to your private school instead of paying your taxes, and we will deduct that amount from the taxes you owe
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Tax cut plan will maintain status quo of low teacher salaries, underfunded schools by Nancy Loome August 18, 2021 If you care about teacher salaries, public school funding, pre-k, public health, child abuse prevention, safe roads and bridges, or myriad other state services, you might want to have a conversation with your legislators about the
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Past Senate Bills 2025 Legislative Session 2025 Senate Bills DEAD – SB 2598 – Retired Teachers Return to Classroom and Receive PERS. Adds retired librarians, counselors, and administrators as eligible to work as teachers, librarians, or counselors full-time in certain critical shortage areas while receiving full PERS benefits. Increases salary to 150% of salary schedule,
Past House Bills 2025 Legislative Session 2025 House Bills LAW – HB 42 – P-12 Appropriation. Funds pre-k through grade 12 education as follows: $16-million increase in funding for the Mississippi Student Funding Formula (MSFFP), including funding to cover increases in educators’ health insurance premiums and PERS; level funding for Early Learning Collaboratives and State
Legislative Analysis 2026 State House & Senate Bills The 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convened on January 6. Key education bills are listed below with details regarding bill purpose, amendments, and status. 2026 House Bills DEAD – HB 2 – Mississippi Education Freedom Act. 553-page school choice bill that provides vouchers for private school tuition and
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