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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Legislature Increases Gifted Education Funding Multiplier and Expands Career and Technical Education Eligibility
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Dennis DeBar
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-126, 37-23-31, 37-23-33, 37-61-33, 37-151-207 AND 37-159-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO UPDATE THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE TO REFLECT THE CURRENT TOTAL FUNDING FORMULA; TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-205, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA TO INCREASE THE WEIGHT AND MULTIPLIER FOR GIFTED EDUCATION; TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES IN THE MULTIPLIER APPLICABLE TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COURSE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Who It Would Have Affected
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public school districts
Public school districts must calculate funding using revised student weights, administer teacher reemployment assessments, and comply with updated reporting requirements.
retired public school teachers
Eligible retired teachers may be reemployed in critical shortage areas to teach while receiving retirement allowances under static base compensation rules.
gifted and career/technical education students
Students enrolled in gifted education and 7th or 8th-grade career and technical education courses fall under updated funding weights that determine resource allocation.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 3, 2026Senate02/03 (S) Died In Committee
- Jan 19, 2026SenateCommittee01/19 (S) Referred To Education
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Expansion of Career-Tech Funding Weights
The legislation broadens vocational and technical education funding eligibility downward to include seventh and eighth-grade students.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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