MS HB957 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Failed on March 1 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Failed on March 1 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act Relating To The Funding Of Public Education In The State Of Mississippi; To Create New Section 37-151-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A New Funding Formula In This Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act Of 2018"; To Create New Section 37-151-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 37-151-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Uniform Per Student Funding Formula To Be Used In Calculating School District Funding Beginning With The 2019 Fiscal Year And To Prescribe The Formula; To Create New Section 37-151-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Student Base Amount; To Create New Section 37-151-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Weight To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students In High School Grades; To Create New Section 37-151-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Weight To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students Identified As Low Income Students; To Create New Section 37-151-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Weight To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students Identified As English Language Learners; To Create New Section 37-151-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Three Weights, Varying In Amount According To Disability, To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Students Receiving Special Education Services; To Create New Section 37-151-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Weight To Be Applied To The Base Amount For Gifted Students; To Create New Section 37-151-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Weight To Be Applied To The Base Amount For All Students Enrolled In Sparse School Districts; To Create New Section 37-151-221, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Student Enrollment And Attendance Figures To Be Determined On The Basis Of Average Daily Membership And To Require Audits To Be Conducted By The State Auditor During Specified Weeks; To Create New Section 37-151-223, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Periodic Recommendations For Revisions To The Formula To Be Made To The Legislature; To Create New Section 37-151-225, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That A School District Has Autonomy, Subject To Regulatory And Statutory Restrictions, In The Spending Of All Funds Allocated To That District Regardless Of The Count Of Students In Certain Grades And Weighted Student Categories; To Create New Section 37-151-227, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Annually Determine The Amount That Local School Districts Must Contribute To The Cost Of The Funding Formula And To Establish Limitations On State Funding Increases And Decreases For School Districts During Each Of The Next Seven Fiscal Years; To Create New Section 37-151-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Recodify Existing Maximum Student-teacher Ratios; To Create New Section 37-151-231, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Education To Incorporate Additional Reporting Requirements In The Accounting Manual For School Districts In Order To Facilitate Greater Transparency; To Create New Section 37-151-233, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Implement A Fiscal Transparency System That Compares Financial Investment In A School District With Academic Growth And Which Allows Comparisons With Data From Peer School Districts; To Require The Information Relating To School District Spending And Outcomes To Be Published On The State Department Of Education's Website; To Create New Section 37-151-235, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Establish A Financial Rating Model For School Districts And To Establish Sanctions For School Districts Having Poor Outcomes; To Create New Section 37-151-237, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Review Rules And Regulations Of The Department And State Board Of Education Which Indirectly Create A Fiscal Impact On School Districts And To Revise Such Rules And Regulations As Appropriate To Further District Autonomy Under The Funding Formula; To Establish The Joint Legislative Study Committee On Statutory Education Accreditation Standards For The Purpose Of Reviewing Statutes That Establish Accreditation Requirements And Researching The Feasibility Of Implementing An Accountability System Of Earned Autonomy Under Which High Performing School Districts Are Granted Independence From Certain Statutory Requirements; To Create New Section 37-151-239, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Establish A Study Committee For The Purpose Of Making Recommendations Relating To The Use Of An Iep-based Funding Model For Special Education Services; To Create New Section 37-151-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Early Learning Funding Continuum Study Committee To Make Recommendations Regarding The Funding For Students In Prekindergarten Through Third Grade; To Amend Sections 1-3-26, 7-7-211, 19-9-157, 19-9-171, 25-4-29, 27-25-706, 27-33-3, 27-39-317, 29-3-47, 29-3-49, 29-3-113, 29-3-137, 31-7-10, 37-1-3, 37-3-11, 37-3-83, 37-7-208, 37-7-301, 37-7-302, 37-7-303, 37-7-307, 37-7-319, 37-7-333, 37-7-339, 37-7-419, 37-9-17, 37-9-23, 37-9-25, 37-9-33, 37-9-35, 37-9-37, 37-9-77, 37-11-11, 37-13-63, 37-13-64, 37-13-69, 37-15-38, 37-16-3, 37-17-6, 37-17-17, 37-19-7, 37-21-6, 37-21-7, 37-22-5, 37-23-1, 37-23-15, 37-23-69, 37-23-109, 37-23-179, 37-27-55, 37-27-57, 37-28-5, 37-28-53, 37-28-55, 37-29-1, 37-29-272, 37-29-303, 37-31-13, 37-31-75, 37-35-3, 37-37-3, 37-41-7, 37-45-49, 37-47-9, 37-47-17, 37-47-25, 37-47-33, 37-57-1, 37-57-104, 37-57-105, 37-57-107, 37-61-3, 37-61-5, 37-61-7, 37-61-19, 37-61-29, 37-61-33, 37-61-35, 37-61-37, 37-131-7, 37-131-9, 37-131-11, 37-151-7.1, 37-151-9, 37-151-10, 37-151-87, 37-151-89, 37-151-91, 37-151-93, 37-151-95, 37-151-97, 37-151-99, 37-151-101, 37-151-103, 37-151-105, 37-151-107, 37-173-9, 37-173-13, 37-175-13, 37-179-3, 37-181-7, 41-79-5, 43-17-5 And 65-26-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 37-13-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Required State Funding For Home Economics Teachers To Be Included As A Line Item In The Education Appropriations Bills For Certain Prior Fiscal Years; To Repeal Sections 37-151-1, 37-151-5, 37-151-6, 37-151-7, 37-151-8, 37-151-77, 37-151-79, 37-151-81, 37-151-83 And 37-151-85, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Define Certain Terms And Prescribe The Formula And Certain Requirements Under The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); To Repeal Section 37-152-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Commission On Restructuring The Mississippi Adequate Education Program (maep); And For Related Purposes.
Title
Education; establish Mississippi Uniform Per Student Funding Formula Act of 2018.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate Recommitted to Committee (Y: 27 N: 21 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-17 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 66 N: 54 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-17 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 66 N: 54 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-01 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2018-03-01 | Senate | Recommitted to Committee |
| 2018-02-27 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2018-02-16 | Senate | Referred To Education |
| 2018-01-18 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2018-01-18 | House | Motion to Reconsider Tabled |
| 2018-01-17 | House | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bennett, Read, Huddleston (15th), Hines, Paden) |
| 2018-01-17 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2018-01-17 | House | Motion to Recommit Lost |
| 2018-01-17 | House | Amended |
| 2018-01-16 | House | Read the Third Time |
| 2018-01-16 | House | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2018-01-11 | House | Referred To Appropriations |
