Mississippi House Bill 950

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-173-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That School Districts Providing Comprehensive Dyslexia Evaluations And Parents Exercising The Option To Have Subsequent Comprehensive Psycho-educational Evaluations Are Entitled To Reimbursement Of The Cost Of Such An Evaluation Which Results In A Diagnosis Of Dyslexia, In An Amount Not To Exceed $800.00; To Fine Schools And School Districts Which Fail To Accept The Results Of A Subsequent Comprehensive Pyscho-educational Evaluation That Determine A Diagnosis Of Dyslexia; And For Related Purposes.

Dyslexia screenings; reimburse parents and school districts for comprehensive psycho-educational evaluations.

Rep. Larry Byrd [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-16	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	173	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0950.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0950IN.htm